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G Bowls, Australia

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About G Bowls

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

The spot faces NW (305°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (125°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February and March, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Marion Bay.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 31 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Adelaide International Airport (ADL), changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

    See flights MDW → ADL · Skyscanner from about £875 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 55 from the airport to G Bowls.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Marion Bay, 12 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer G Bowls: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Marion Bay, 12 km away on Booking.com →

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Marion Bay · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Marion Bay · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct113 ft11 scrumbling171kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct235 ft11 scrumbling647kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct255 ft10 scrumbling485kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct467 ft12 smushy1,165kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct618 ft13 scrumbling1,944kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct568 ft12 smushy1,795kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct208 ft12 smushy1,533kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct278 ft10 ssoft1,221kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct517 ft10 scrumbling990kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct107 ft9 smushy734kJ17°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 2h 55 by road. About 31h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf G Bowls

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf G Bowls

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 12 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf G Bowls

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 8 ft at 13 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf G Bowls

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 8 ft at 12 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 2h 55 by road. About 31h 15 door to door

The trip from Marion Bay, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,610–£3,090 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 ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£875–£1,820
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£1,610–£3,090

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

Places to eat near Marion Bay

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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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Marion Bay, 12 km (about 20 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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