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Whites, Australia

Stay in Suffolk Park: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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Broken Head From Tallow Beach October 2008
Suffolk Park, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Whites

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

The spot faces E (100°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (280°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 19). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually August, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Suffolk Park, 4.1 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 15 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. 3 h from the airport to Whites.

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  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Suffolk Park · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Suffolk Park · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct205 ft7 smushy208kJ21°C
Mon 19Oct314 ft5 smushy106kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct345 ft6 smushy182kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct315 ft6 smushy184kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct154 ft6 smushy110kJ19°C
Fri 23Oct164 ft6 smushy107kJ22°C
Sat 24Oct195 ft6 smushy123kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct133 ft7 smushy97kJ23°C
Mon 26Oct204 ft6 smushy86kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct133 ft7 smushy94kJ23°C
Wed 28Oct122 ft7 shollow40kJ18°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 3h by road. About 29h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Whites

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Whites

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 3h by road. About 29h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Suffolk Park each day: Broken Head, Suffolk Park, Whites.

The trip from Suffolk Park, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,530–£2,920 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 BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£795–£1,650
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£1,530–£2,920

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

Places to eat near Suffolk Park

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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