Goldies
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
30Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 3 ft swell at 9 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 95kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 89kJ
- Wind
- SW 3 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 73kJ
- Wind
- WSW 22 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 140kJ
- Wind
- WSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 223kJ
- Wind
- WSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 137kJ
- Wind
- SSE 11 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 56kJ
- Wind
- ENE 12 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 124, too small
- Mon 220, too small
- Tue 333, too small
- Wed 411, too small
- Thu 543, poor
- Fri 634, poor
- Sat 723, poor
- Sun 815, too small
- Mon 96, too small
- Tue 1011, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 24, too small | 2 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 54kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 20, too small | 2 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 33, too small | 2 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 89kJ | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 73kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 22 knots | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 43, poor | 3 ft9 scrumbling1 ft at break (est.) | 140kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 34, poor | 3 ft10 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 223kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 23, poor | 3 ft9 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 137kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft10 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 56kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft8 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 11, too small | 2 ft9 scrumbling1 ft at break (est.) | 77kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots | 18°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 NovLow 00:22 −0.5 mHigh 07:38 +0.9 mLow 14:46 −0.3 mHigh 19:30 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:24 −0.4 mHigh 08:00 +0.6 mLow 15:35 −0.1 mHigh 18:29 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:06 −0.3 mHigh 08:08 +0.4 mLow 22:21 −0.2 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for beginners, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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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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More surf near here
2 places
- Troubridge Point 0.2 km away
- Rattles 3.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Goldies
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (160°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (340°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–9 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 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Edithburgh. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. 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$1,950–US$3,700 each
about US$1,950–US$3,700 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$985–US$2,040 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$141–US$234 |
| Total | about US$1,950–US$3,700 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
19 min by car · 11 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Edithburgh its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Port Moorowie on Booking.com
28 min by car · 1 place to stay
Nearest beds: Edithburgh, 11 km (about 20 min by car)
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 30h 05m
About 30h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → ADL, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 1h 45m by road
Flights MDW → ADL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.