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Gold Coast Burleigh, Australia

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About Gold Coast Burleigh

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 35). The sea is about 21°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually November, with about 4 good days in 7; in June and July, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Burleigh Heads. Within 5 km we also list 15 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 28 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Brisbane International Airport (BNE), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

    See flights MDW → BNE · Skyscanner from about £795 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Gold Coast Burleigh.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Gold Coast Burleigh on Google Maps · Directions

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At Sharkies, 1 km away

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Forecast

Best on Sun 25: 13 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct6416knside-on1.6 mwaves
Mon 19Oct015kncross-off1.5 mwaves
Tue 20Oct014kncross-off1.4 mwaves
Wed 21Oct08knside1.5 mwaves
Thu 22Oct6518knon1.7 mwaves
Fri 23Oct2015knside-on1.6 mwaves
Sat 24Oct7816knside-on1.4 mwaves
Sun 25Oct7921knside1.6 mwaves
Mon 26Oct016kncross-off1.6 mwaves
Tue 27Oct08knside1.2 mwaves
Wed 28Oct013kncross-offchop

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec3of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 1h 45 by road. About 28h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 14, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 8, side-shore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Gold Coast Burleigh

    13 kn gusting 18, onshore. Water: waves 1.7 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Gold Coast Burleigh

    13 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 1h 45 by road. About 28h door to door

Rough cost

About £1,425–£2,745 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £795–£1,650
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £110–£180
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

Places to eat near Burleigh Heads

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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