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Main Beach, Australia

Stay in Point Lookout: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Point Lookout

  • Pt Lookout Surf spot · 0.3 km from Point Lookout
  • Deadman's Surf spot · 0.4 km from Point Lookout
  • Cylinder Surf spot · 1 km from Point Lookout

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About Main Beach

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

The spot faces NE (27°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (207°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 44). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Point Lookout, 1.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → BNE · Skyscanner from about £795 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Main Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Point LookoutAd

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

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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 Point Lookout · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Point Lookout · GetYourGuideAd

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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 18Oct344 ft5 smushy67kJ22°C
Mon 19Oct394 ft6 smushy123kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct494 ft6 smushy84kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct384 ft6 smushy84kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct234 ft6 smushy81kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct354 ft5 smushy71kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct253 ft5 smushy53kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct82 ft6 smushy40kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct213 ft5 smushy41kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct172 ft5 smushy11kJ25°C
Wed 28Oct151 ft6 smushy10kJ20°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 BNE, changing at LAX, then 1h by road. About 27h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Main Beach

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Main Beach

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Main Beach

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Deadman's

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 5 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 1h by road. About 27h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Point Lookout each day: Cylinder, Deadman's, Main Beach, Pt Lookout.

The trip from Point Lookout, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,490–£2,855 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 BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£795–£1,650
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£70–£115
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£1,490–£2,855

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

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