Yellow Patch, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kings Beach, 39 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Brisbane International Airport (BNE), 52 km.

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About Yellow Patch

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

The spot faces N (21°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (201°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kings Beach, 39 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Brisbane International Airport (BNE), 52 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Brisbane International Airport (BNE), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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No stay checked for this site yet: Kings Beach, 39 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Brisbane International Airport (BNE), 52 km.
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Forecast

Yellow Patch 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 Yellow Patch, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, poor	5 ft6 smushy	123kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	5 ft6 smushy	170kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	116kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	131kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	4 ft6 smushy	104kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	4 ft6 smushy	99kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	9, poor	3 ft6 smushy	68kJ	wind from the north, 18 knots	22°C
Mon 26Oct	14, poor	4 ft5 smushy	65kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	24°C
Tue 27Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 28Oct	9, too small	1 ft7 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	21°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 1h 15 by road. About 27h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Yellow Patch
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Yellow Patch
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to BNE, changing at LAX, then 1h 15 by road. About 27h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,290–£2,525 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 BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£795–£1,650
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		£1,290–£2,525

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

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