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Melbourne Mornington, Australia

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About Melbourne Mornington

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

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 111). The sea is about 11°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually July, August and September, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mornington. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → MEL · Skyscanner from about £855 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Melbourne Mornington.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Mornington · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Mornington · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Melbourne Mornington on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 20 kn gusting 33, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct09knside-onflat
Mon 19Oct4015knside-onflat
Tue 20Oct7620knside-onchop
Wed 21Oct012knonflat
Thu 22Oct2413knonflat
Fri 23Oct7623knside-onchop
Sat 24Oct6423knonchop
Sun 25Oct013kncross-offchop
Mon 26Oct8033knsidechop
Tue 27Oct017knside-onchop
Wed 28Oct0––––

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. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul4of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec1of 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 MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 25 by road. About 29h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Melbourne Mornington

    13 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 12, onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 13, onshore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Melbourne Mornington

    17 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Melbourne Mornington

    14 kn gusting 23, onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 25 by road. About 29h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,485–£2,875 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 £855–£1,780
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £110–£180
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

Places to eat near Mornington

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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