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Mooloolaba, Australia

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About Mooloolaba

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

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

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 22). The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Mooloolaba. Within 5 km we also list 16 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 50 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 40 from the airport to Mooloolaba.

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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

Best on Sun 25: 14 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: chop.

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct7215knside0.8 mwaves
Mon 19Oct5216knside-on0.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct011knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves
Wed 21Oct3216knonchop
Thu 22Oct7219knon0.9 mwaves
Fri 23Oct5617knon0.8 mwaves
Sat 24Oct7319knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct7619knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct016knsidechop
Tue 27Oct08kncross-offchop
Wed 28Oct014kncross-offchop

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 1h 40 by road. About 27h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 7 kn gusting 11, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 16, onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Mooloolaba

    14 kn gusting 19, onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Mooloolaba

    13 kn gusting 17, onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Mooloolaba

    14 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 1h 40 by road. About 27h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,425–£2,745 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £795–£1,650
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £110–£180
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

Places to eat near Mooloolaba

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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