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Slade Point, Australia

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Also within 20 km of Mackay

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Looking from Slade Point across Slade Bay to Blacks Beach and Eimeo, 2016
Slade Point. Photo: Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Slade Point

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

The spot faces N (19°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (199°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.2 km out (1 in 417). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 22°C in June, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Mackay, 8.9 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. 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 MKY, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).

    See flights MDW → MKY · Skyscanner from about £790 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Slade Point.

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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

Slade Point does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct1under 1 ft3 s0kJ22°C
Mon 19Oct1under 1 ft4 s0kJ24°C
Tue 20Oct21 ft3 s1kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct21 ft3 smushy1kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct11 ft2 s0kJ24°C
Fri 23Oct11 ft2 smushy0kJ25°C
Sat 24Oct11 ft3 s0kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct1under 1 ft3 s0kJ25°C
Mon 26Oct1under 1 ft2 s0kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct2under 1 ft2 s0kJ25°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to MKY, changing at LAX and BNE, then 30 min by road. About 31h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MKY, changing at LAX and BNE, then 30 min by road. About 31h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Mackay each day: Lamberts Beach, Lamberts Beach - The Reef, North Wall Mackay Harbour Beach, Slade Point, South Wall Mackay Harbour.

The trip from Mackay, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,435–£2,770 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 MKY, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£790–£1,645
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£35
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£1,435–£2,770

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

Places to eat near Mackay

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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