Triangles, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Norah Head, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NTL (NTL), 58 km.

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About Triangles

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

The spot faces E (92°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (272°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 750 m out (1 in 75). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Norah Head, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NTL (NTL), 58 km. Within 5 km we also list 11 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 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Triangles.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Norah Head, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NTL (NTL), 58 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Triangles, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	4 ft7 smushy	180kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	3 ft7 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	57kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	3 ft5 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	11, poor	3 ft6 smushy	67kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	4 ft5 smushy	65kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	4 ft5 smushy	108kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	46, fair	4 ft6 smushy	120kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	44, fair	3 ft7 smushy	95kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	21°C
Tue 27Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	126kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 28Oct	17, too small	1 ft7 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	19°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 SYD, changing at LAX, then 1h 45 by road. About 28h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Triangles
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 24 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 20 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Triangles
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 1h 45 by road. About 28h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,315–£2,580 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 SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£820–£1,705
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		£1,315–£2,580

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

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