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Quarantines, Australia

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Queenscliff Hesse Street
Queenscliff, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Quarantines

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

The spot faces S (177°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (357°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Queenscliff, 3.9 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 2 dive sites.

Water about 14°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 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → MEL · Skyscanner from about £855 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Quarantines.

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct222 ft10 s47kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct483 ft11 s177kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct533 ft10 s166kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct413 ft9 s118kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct595 ft12 s754kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct655 ft12 s533kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct445 ft11 s518kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct613 ft11 s264kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct86 ft9 s409kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct305 ft9 s369kJ12°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. 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 MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 35 by road. About 29h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Shoredumps

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Shoredumps

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Spooks

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Spooks

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Spooks

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 35 by road. About 29h 20 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Queenscliff each day: Quarantines, Shoredumps, Spooks.

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Rough cost

About £1,590–£3,050 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 MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£855–£1,780
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
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£1,590–£3,050

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

Places to eat near Queenscliff

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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