Troubridge Point, Australia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Kingscote, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: KGC (KGC), 62 km.

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About Troubridge Point

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

The spot faces S (201°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (21°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Kingscote, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: KGC (KGC), 62 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Adelaide International Airport (ADL), changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Kingscote, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: KGC (KGC), 62 km.
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Forecast

Troubridge 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 Troubridge Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	3 ft11 shollow	206kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	24°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	3 ft11 shollow	176kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 shollow	199kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	478kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	5 ft12 shollow	591kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	5 ft12 shollow	566kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	21, poor	5 ft11 shollow	492kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	16°C
Mon 26Oct	17, poor	5 ft10 smushy	461kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots	13°C
Tue 27Oct	9, too small	3 ft8 smushy	101kJ	wind from the south, 17 knots	14°C
Wed 28Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 shollow	31kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 1h 45 by road. About 30h 05 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 26 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Troubridge Point
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Troubridge Point
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 1h 45 by road. About 30h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,370–£2,695 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 ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£875–£1,820
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		£1,370–£2,695

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

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