tilba point, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Narooma, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MYA (MYA), 47 km.

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About tilba point

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 floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 41). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Narooma, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MYA (MYA), 47 km.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

tilba 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at tilba point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	3 ft6 smushy	48kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	48kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	4 ft5 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	5 ft6 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	18, poor	5 ft7 smushy	183kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	16°C
Mon 26Oct	45, fair	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 27Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 smushy	32kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 28Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	14°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to MYA, changing at LAX and SYD, then 1h 10 by road. About 31h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf tilba point
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf tilba point
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf tilba point
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf tilba point
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to MYA, changing at LAX and SYD, then 1h 10 by road. About 31h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,325–£2,600 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 MDW to MYA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£830–£1,725
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		£1,325–£2,600

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

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