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Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills, Australia

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About Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills

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

The spot faces E (94°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (274°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 20°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April and May, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Bonny Hills, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PQQ, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).

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  2. Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills.

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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 18Oct395 ft7 shollow240kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct514 ft6 shollow136kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct484 ft6 shollow80kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct413 ft6 shollow73kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct293 ft6 shollow51kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct213 ft5 shollow52kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct265 ft6 shollow138kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct494 ft6 shollow120kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct395 ft6 shollow168kJ22°C
Tue 27Oct444 ft7 shollow161kJ21°C
Wed 28Oct212 ft6 shollow20kJ17°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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to PQQ, changing at LAX and BNE, then 40 min by road. About 30h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Bartletts Beach

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to PQQ, changing at LAX and BNE, then 40 min by road. About 30h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Bonny Hills each day: Bartletts Beach, Rainbow Beach, Bonny Hills.

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Rough cost

About £1,465–£2,820 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 PQQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and BNE, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£810–£1,680
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£30–£50
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£1,465–£2,820

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

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