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Moana Beach, Australia

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Moana, the nearest town. Photo: User:Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Moana Beach

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

The spot faces W (279°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (99°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Moana, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 8 surf spots and 4 wind sports spots.

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 29 h 10 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. 50 min from the airport to Moana Beach.

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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 beginners, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct121 ft10 shollow18kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct302 ft11 shollow68kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct302 ft10 shollow55kJ17°C
Wed 21Oct282 ft8 shollow37kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct542 ft12 shollow138kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct492 ft12 shollow156kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct433 ft12 shollow170kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct192 ft9 smushy83kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct313 ft10 smushy114kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct232 ft7 shollow37kJ15°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 50 min by road. About 29h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf 3-poles reef

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Moana Beach

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 2 ft at 12 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Moana Beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to ADL, changing at SFO, then 50 min by road. About 29h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 9 spots near Moana each day: 3-poles reef, Little Rincons, Moana Beach, Seaford, Seaford reef, South Port, Southport, The Trough, Triggs.

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Rough cost

About £1,550–£2,990 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
Taxiairport and back, shared£50–£80
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£1,550–£2,990

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

Places to eat near Moana

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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