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Stanwell park, Australia

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2023-07-22 Bald Hill Lookout, NSW
Stanwell Park, the nearest town. Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Stanwell park

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

The spot faces SE (125°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (305°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 37). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April and May, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Stanwell Park, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

    See flights MDW → SYD · Skyscanner from about £820 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Stanwell park.

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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

Stanwell park 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 18Oct434 ft7 smushy114kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct242 ft6 smushy34kJ18°C
Tue 20Oct222 ft4 smushy20kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct212 ft5 smushy30kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct183 ft5 smushy34kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct333 ft5 smushy53kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct394 ft6 smushy83kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct444 ft6 smushy133kJ20°C
Mon 26Oct463 ft7 smushy85kJ22°C
Tue 27Oct112 ft7 smushy25kJ15°C
Wed 28Oct41 ft7 smushy9kJ15°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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 55 min by road. About 27h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Square Head

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Coledale Beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 55 min by road. About 27h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 7 spots near Stanwell Park each day: Coalcliff, Coledale Beach, North Era, Scaborough, Square Head, Stanwell park, Wombarra reef.

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Rough cost

About £1,505–£2,900 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 SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£820–£1,705
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£60–£105
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£1,505–£2,900

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

Places to eat near Stanwell Park

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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