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Dixon Park

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

19Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 24 out of 100

Swell
3 ft4 smushy
Energy
22kJ
Wind
N 7 kn
Temp
26°C

Wed 4 · 24 out of 100

Swell
3 ft4 smushy
Energy
24kJ
Wind
SE 6 kn
Temp
22°C

Thu 5 · 15 out of 100

Swell
2 ft7 smushy
Energy
27kJ
Wind
WSW 4 kn
Temp
21°C

Fri 6 · 17 out of 100

Swell
5 ft6 smushy
Energy
193kJ
Wind
E 7 kn
Temp
21°C

Sat 7 · 8 out of 100

Swell
1 ft11 shollow
Energy
15kJ
Wind
SSE 1 kn
Temp
26°C

Sun 8 · 15 out of 100

Swell
4 ft8 smushy
Energy
148kJ
Wind
SSW 14 kn
Temp
16°C

Mon 9 · 20 out of 100

Swell
4 ft7 smushy
Energy
191kJ
Wind
S 12 kn
Temp
18°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 230, too small
  2. Tue 324, too small
  3. Wed 424, too small
  4. Thu 515, too small
  5. Fri 617, poor
  6. Sat 78, too small
  7. Sun 815, poor
  8. Mon 920, poor
  9. Tue 100, too big
  10. Wed 1144, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–9 ftof swell
  • Water 21 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dixon Park, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov30, too small3 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.)64kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots22°C
Tue 3Nov24, too small3 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)22kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore26°C
Wed 4Nov24, too small3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.)24kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots22°C
Thu 5Nov15, too small2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots21°C
Fri 6Nov17, poor5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.)193kJwind from the east, 7 knots21°C
Sat 7Nov8, too small1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot26°C
Sun 8Nov15, poor4 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.)148kJwind from the south-south-west, 14 knots16°C
Mon 9Nov20, poor4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.)191kJwind from the south, 12 knots18°C
Tue 10Nov0, too big6 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.)332kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots21°C
Wed 11Nov44, poor5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.)279kJwind from the east, 6 knots22°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

  • Mon 2 NovHigh 03:04 +0.3 mLow 08:27 −0.3 mHigh 15:02 +0.7 mLow 22:02 −0.6 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:16 +0.3 mLow 09:50 −0.3 mHigh 16:12 +0.7 mLow 23:01 −0.6 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 05:17 +0.4 mLow 11:06 −0.4 mHigh 17:16 +0.6 mLow 23:52 −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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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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Photos of Dixon Park

Blade Runner at Merewether Beach - NSW bush fires
Photo: Tim J Keegan from Lake Macquarie, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
A cup of latte with lunch at Merewether Beach,Australia
Photo: Harveychl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Merewether Beach, Newcastle NSW, December 2025 02
Photo: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About Dixon Park

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

The spot faces SE (131°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (311°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 58). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Newcastle, 3.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 26 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

Water about 21°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

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Closest

Newcastle

about 5 min by car · 64 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 64 places to stay in Newcastle · Booking.com

About Newcastle 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 29h 25m

About 29h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 2h 30m by road

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