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Scotts Head, Australia

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About Scotts Head

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (83°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (263°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 20°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually August, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Scotts Head, 1.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to CFS, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).

    See flights MDW → CFS · Skyscanner from about £805 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to Scotts Head.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct163 ft6 smushy51kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct214 ft6 smushy126kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct225 ft6 smushy130kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct114 ft6 smushy110kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct114 ft6 smushy83kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct185 ft6 smushy160kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct54 ft7 smushy136kJ23°C
Mon 26Oct275 ft6 smushy201kJ23°C
Tue 27Oct62 ft6 smushy29kJ20°C
Wed 28Oct82 ft6 smushy29kJ20°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to CFS, changing at LAX and BNE, then 1h 10 by road. About 31h 05 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Scotts Head

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CFS, changing at LAX and BNE, then 1h 10 by road. About 31h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Scotts Head each day: Scotts Head, Suck Rock.

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Rough cost

About £1,540–£2,940 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to CFS, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£805–£1,670
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£240–£395
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£105–£175
Total£1,540–£2,940

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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