South Point, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Prevelly, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Perth International Airport (PER), 233 km.

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About South Point

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

The spot faces W (274°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (94°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 67). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 22°C in March, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For expert surfers the best months are usually March, April and May, with about 3 good days in 7; in January and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Prevelly, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Perth International Airport (PER), 233 km. Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 36 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Perth International Airport (PER), changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).
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Getting there. 4 h 20 from the airport to South Point.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Prevelly, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Perth International Airport (PER), 233 km.
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Forecast

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

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at South Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, poor	11 ft10 smushy	1,854kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	9 ft8 smushy	1,036kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	25, poor	12 ft11 smushy	3,380kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	19, poor	14 ft12 smushy	5,785kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	16 ft11 smushy	5,418kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	14 ft11 smushy	4,504kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 18 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	13 ft11 smushy	3,669kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	24, poor	8 ft10 smushy	1,153kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	16°C
Mon 26Oct	40, fair	8 ft8 ssoft	729kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	17°C
Tue 27Oct	32, poor	7 ft8 ssoft	577kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	17°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 4h 20 by road. About 36h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf South Point
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 16 ft at 11 s, wind 11 kn (21 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 4h 20 by road. About 36h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,455–£2,870 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to PER, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£960–£1,995
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£110–£180
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£105–£175
Total		£1,455–£2,870

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

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