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Second Reef, Australia

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About Second Reef

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

The spot faces S (164°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (344°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 14.3 km out (1 in 1429). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best months are usually April and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Flinders, 6.7 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 11 surf spots.

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 35 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 50 from the airport to Second Reef.

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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

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DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct302 ft10 ssoft67kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct373 ft12 ssoft227kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct04 ft11 ssoft269kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct283 ft9 ssoft178kJ23°C
Thu 22Oct06 ft12 ssoft1,103kJ24°C
Fri 23Oct06 ft12 ssoft876kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct06 ft12 ssoft767kJ20°C
Sun 25Oct05 ft11 ssoft563kJ15°C
Mon 26Oct06 ft10 ssoft645kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct05 ft8 ssoft325kJ12°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 MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 50 by road. About 29h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Pt. Leo 1st reef

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 50 by road. About 29h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 22 spots near Flinders each day: Big Left, Cape Flinders, Crunchie Pt, Crunchies, Cyprus, Cyrils, Gunnery, Honeysuckle, Left and Rights, Little Noosa, Meanos, Mexicos rollers, One and a Half, Pt. Leo, Pt. Leo 1st reef, Second Reef, Sometimes, Sunset, The Farm, The Gunnery, The hump, The Pines.

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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 Flinders

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