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Booti Booti National Park

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

13Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: 6 ft swell at 7 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 8 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
20kJ
Wind
SSW 3 kn
Temp
21°C

Tue 3 · 6 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
44kJ
Wind
ENE 9 kn
Temp
22°C

Wed 4 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
28kJ
Wind
WSW 12 kn
Temp
22°C

Thu 5 · 5 out of 100

Swell
1 ft10 shollow
Energy
33kJ
Wind
WSW 7 kn
Temp
22°C

Fri 6 · 21 out of 100

Swell
6 ft7 smushy
Energy
258kJ
Wind
SSW 3 kn
Temp
20°C

Sat 7 · 10 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
29kJ
Wind
NNW 4 kn
Temp
22°C

Sun 8 · 18 out of 100

Swell
6 ft8 smushy
Energy
382kJ
Wind
SSW 14 kn
Temp
17°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 118, too small
  2. Mon 28, too small
  3. Tue 36, too small
  4. Wed 411, too small
  5. Thu 55, too small
  6. Fri 621, too small
  7. Sat 710, too small
  8. Sun 818, poor
  9. Mon 939, too small
  10. Tue 1020, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Etakes swell from the E
  • Offshore: Wwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–14 ftof swell
  • Water 22 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Booti Booti National Park, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov18, too small3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)43kJwind from the east, 4 knots22°C
Mon 2Nov8, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)20kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots21°C
Tue 3Nov6, too small3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)44kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots22°C
Wed 4Nov11, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore22°C
Thu 5Nov5, too small1 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)33kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore22°C
Fri 6Nov21, too small6 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)258kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots20°C
Sat 7Nov10, too small2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)29kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots22°C
Sun 8Nov18, poor6 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)382kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots17°C
Mon 9Nov39, too small6 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)269kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore18°C
Tue 10Nov20, too small4 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)151kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots21°C
Wed 11Nov37, too small4 ft8 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.)250kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots21°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 01:45 +0.2 mLow 07:03 −0.4 mHigh 13:50 +0.8 mLow 20:51 −0.6 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 03:03 +0.2 mLow 08:20 −0.3 mHigh 15:01 +0.7 mLow 21:58 −0.6 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:16 +0.3 mLow 09:44 −0.3 mHigh 16:11 +0.7 mLow 22:58 −0.7 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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Photos of Booti Booti National Park

Wallis Lake, New South Wales, 2023, 03
Near Booti Booti National Park. Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Booti Booti National Park

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

The spot faces E (76°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (256°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 22). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 19°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Elizabeth Beach, 2.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. 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$1,890–US$3,580 each

about US$1,890–US$3,580 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 SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$925–US$1,920
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$1,890–US$3,580

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

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Elizabeth Beach

4 min by car · 21 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 21 places to stay in Elizabeth Beach · Booking.com

About Elizabeth Beach 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 31h

About 31h door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 4h 05m by road

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