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Corrimal, Australia

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About Corrimal

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

The spot faces E (108°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (288°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 85). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, February and November, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Wollongong, 5.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 16 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Corrimal.

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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

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct514 ft7 smushy117kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct273 ft7 smushy53kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct212 ft5 smushy23kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct232 ft5 smushy26kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct253 ft5 smushy35kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct284 ft5 smushy62kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct424 ft6 smushy99kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct454 ft6 smushy125kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct534 ft7 smushy108kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct222 ft7 smushy25kJ20°C
Wed 28Oct121 ft7 smushy9kJ18°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 SYD, changing at LAX, then 1h 15 by road. About 28h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Acids

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Lassos

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 2 kn (5 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Corrimal

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 8 kn (16 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Fairy Meadow

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to SYD, changing at LAX, then 1h 15 by road. About 28h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 22 spots near Wollongong each day: Acids, Belambi A Frame, bellambi point, Bulli, Corrimal, Fairy Meadow, Lassos, MM, Oilies, outer, Piers, Port Kembla, Port Reef, South beach, Spookies, The Corner, Towradgi, Whalebone, Wollongong - Connies, Wollongong Puckies Reef, Wollongong South Beach, Wollongong The Bombie North Beach.

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Rough cost

About £1,555–£2,975 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 SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£820–£1,705
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
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£1,555–£2,975

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

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