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Binalong Bay beach
Binalong Bay, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Aaroncrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

beerbarral beach

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

24Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: 3 ft swell at 5 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 10 out of 100

Swell
1 ft7 smushy
Energy
11kJ
Wind
NNW 9 kn
Temp
19°C

Tue 3 · 16 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 smushy
Energy
26kJ
Wind
SE 7 kn
Temp
16°C

Wed 4 · 30 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
24kJ
Wind
NW 13 kn
Temp
18°C

Thu 5 · 27 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
53kJ
Wind
SE 9 kn
Temp
17°C

Fri 6 · 12 out of 100

Swell
1 ft6 smushy
Energy
9kJ
Wind
NW 15 kn
Temp
17°C

Sat 7 · 39 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
46kJ
Wind
SSW 10 kn
Temp
12°C

Sun 8 · 5 out of 100

Swell
2 ft7 smushy
Energy
35kJ
Wind
SSE 17 kn
Temp
12°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 127, too small
  2. Mon 210, too small
  3. Tue 316, too small
  4. Wed 430, too small
  5. Thu 527, poor
  6. Fri 612, too small
  7. Sat 739, poor
  8. Sun 85, too small
  9. Mon 928, too small
  10. Tue 1033, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–10 ftof swell
  • Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at beerbarral beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov27, too small3 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.)78kJwind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore17°C
Mon 2Nov10, too small1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.)11kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots19°C
Tue 3Nov16, too small2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.)26kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots16°C
Wed 4Nov30, too small2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)24kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore18°C
Thu 5Nov27, poor3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)53kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots17°C
Fri 6Nov12, too small1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.)9kJwind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore17°C
Sat 7Nov39, poor3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)46kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots12°C
Sun 8Nov5, too small2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.)35kJwind from the south-south-east, 17 knots12°C
Mon 9Nov28, too small2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)23kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots13°C
Tue 10Nov33, poor5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.)221kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots15°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 02:26 +0.3 mLow 07:35 −0.2 mHigh 13:49 +0.6 mLow 20:57 −0.7 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 03:28 +0.3 mLow 08:48 −0.2 mHigh 14:55 +0.6 mLow 21:56 −0.6 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:27 +0.3 mLow 10:02 −0.2 mHigh 16:03 +0.5 mLow 22:53 −0.6 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

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About beerbarral beach

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces E (108°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (288°). 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 1.7 km out (1 in 169). 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 February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Binalong Bay, 5.1 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,920–US$3,660 each

about US$1,920–US$3,660 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to LST, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$958–US$1,990
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$241
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$355–US$596
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$234
Totalabout US$1,920–US$3,660

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Binalong Bay

Closest

Binalong Bay

9 min by car · 23 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 23 places to stay in Binalong Bay · Booking.com

About Binalong Bay its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 33h 25m

About 33h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → LST, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), then 2h by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.