Mini Bluff, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Wynyard, 29 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BWT (BWT), 30 km.

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About Mini Bluff

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

The spot faces N (20°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (200°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 123). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in October, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Wynyard, 29 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BWT (BWT), 30 km.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 32 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to BWT, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Melbourne Airport (MEL).
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No stay checked for this site yet: Wynyard, 29 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BWT (BWT), 30 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mini Bluff, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 smushy	5kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	1 ft6 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 7 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	21, too small	2 ft7 smushy	24kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 26Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 smushy	6kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	12°C
Tue 27Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	49kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	12°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to BWT, changing at LAX and MEL, then 50 min by road. About 32h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to BWT, changing at LAX and MEL, then 50 min by road. About 32h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,295–£2,565 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to BWT, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and MEL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£860–£1,785
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£50–£85
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£105–£175
Total		£1,295–£2,565

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

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