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Bartletts Beach, Australia

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About Bartletts Beach

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

The spot faces E (99°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (279°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 20°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April and May, with about 3 good days in 7; in January and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bonny Hills, 0.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Bartletts Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Bartletts Beach 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct405 ft7 smushy240kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct524 ft6 smushy136kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct514 ft6 smushy80kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct403 ft6 smushy73kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct283 ft6 smushy70kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct263 ft5 smushy52kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct304 ft6 smushy105kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct454 ft6 smushy118kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct444 ft6 smushy132kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct424 ft8 shollow138kJ21°C
Wed 28Oct252 ft6 shollow20kJ16°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to PQQ, changing at LAX and BNE, then 35 min by road. About 30h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Bartletts Beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Bartletts Beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Bartletts Beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to PQQ, changing at LAX and BNE, then 35 min by road. About 30h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Bonny Hills each day: Bartletts Beach, Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills.

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Rough cost

About £1,465–£2,815 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PQQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£810–£1,680
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£30–£45
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£240–£395
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£105–£175
Total£1,465–£2,815

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

Places to eat near Bonny Hills

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