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The Entrance, Australia

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The Entrance
The Entrance, the nearest town. Photo: FotoSleuth, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About The Entrance

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

The spot faces SE (116°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (296°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. 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, May and June, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is The Entrance, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 1 wind sports 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 28 h 30 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. 1 h 35 from the airport to The Entrance.

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct494 ft7 s170kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct263 ft6 s51kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct343 ft5 s54kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct273 ft5 s25kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct233 ft5 s64kJ22°C
Fri 23Oct274 ft5 s69kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct394 ft5 s105kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct544 ft6 s120kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct523 ft7 s108kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct334 ft7 s106kJ18°C
Wed 28Oct81 ft7 s13kJ15°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. 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 1h 35 by road. About 28h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Blue Lagoon Point

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

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Poo Pipes

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Poo Pipes

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf The Entrance

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Blue Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 1h 35 by road. About 28h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 11 spots near The Entrance each day: Blue Bay, Blue bay shorey, Blue Lagoon Point, Crackneck, Indies, Lakes Reef, Muncha, North Ennie, Poo Pipes, Shelly Beach, The Entrance.

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Rough cost

About £1,555–£2,975 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
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£1,555–£2,975

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

Places to eat near The Entrance

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