Woodside Beach, Australia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Loch Sport, is 77 km away. Nearest airport: MHU (MHU), 170 km.

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About Woodside Beach

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

The spot faces SE (133°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (313°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.2 km out (1 in 323). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Loch Sport, is 77 km away. Nearest airport: MHU (MHU), 170 km.

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 31 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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Getting there. 4 h from the airport to Woodside Beach.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Loch Sport, is 77 km away. Nearest airport: MHU (MHU), 170 km.
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Forecast

Woodside Beach does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Woodside Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	3 ft5 smushy	58kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	29kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	53kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	3 ft6 smushy	44kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	25, too small	3 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	14°C
Mon 26Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	12°C
Tue 27Oct	8, too small	1 ft9 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	13°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 4h by road. About 31h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Woodside Beach
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Woodside Beach
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 4h by road. About 31h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,350–£2,655 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£855–£1,780
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£110–£180
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£105–£175
Total		£1,350–£2,655

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

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