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Cape Otway, Australia

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About Cape Otway

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N 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 S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January and February, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cape Otway. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 10 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).

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  2. Getting there. 3 h 20 from the airport to Cape Otway.

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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

Best on Wed 21: 10 kn gusting 12, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.8 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct329knside1.1 mwaves
Mon 19Oct017knoffnot safe1.7 mwaves
Tue 20Oct616knside1.9 mwaves
Wed 21Oct6412knside-on1.8 mwaves
Thu 22Oct018knoffnot safe3.1 mwaves
Fri 23Oct023knoffnot safe3.0 mwaves
Sat 24Oct3217knside3.0 mwaves
Sun 25Oct2111knside-on2.9 mwaves
Mon 26Oct030knside-on3.4 mwaves
Tue 27Oct4914knon5.3 mwaves
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. Jan4of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov3of 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 MEL, changing at LAX, then 3h 20 by road. About 31h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: waves 1.9 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Cape Otway

    10 kn gusting 12, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.8 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 18, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 3.1 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 17 kn gusting 23, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 3 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: waves 3 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 3h 20 by road. About 31h 10 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

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