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Muttonbird island, Australia

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About Muttonbird island

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

The spot faces S (178°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (358°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 167). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 21°C in April, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Kronkup, 6.2 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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Forecast

Muttonbird island does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Muttonbird island, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct42, fair8 ft8 smushy699kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots18°C
Tue 20Oct48, good8 ft9 ssoft776kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct52, good11 ft11 ssoft2,886kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore25°C
Thu 22Oct45, fair12 ft10 ssoft2,439kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct21, poor9 ft12 smushy2,121kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct19, poor11 ft10 smushy2,062kJwind from the south-west, 14 knots14°C
Sun 25Oct59, good10 ft9 ssoft1,568kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot15°C
Mon 26Oct34, poor6 ft9 ssoft548kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots19°C
Tue 27Oct12, too small3 ft8 smushy116kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots19°C
Wed 28Oct32, too small5 ft6 smushy188kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots19°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 today, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    No way there we can work out.

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Muttonbird island

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Muttonbird island

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 11 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Dingo beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 12 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Cosy Corner

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 9 ft at 12 s, wind 14 kn (26 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Cosy Corner

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 11 ft at 10 s, wind 14 kn (27 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    No way there we can work out.

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Kronkup each day: Cosy Corner, Dingo beach, Muttonbird island.

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