loch sport
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
15Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 2 ft swell at 5 s
Tue 3 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 s
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 s
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- ENE 0 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 s
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- WSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 s
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- W 4 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 s
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- WSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 s
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Mon 9 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 s
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 210, too small
- Tue 38, too small
- Wed 49, too small
- Thu 512, too small
- Fri 67, too small
- Sat 79, too small
- Sun 827, too small
- Mon 922, too small
- Tue 1045, fair
- Wed 1154, fair
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best in Jun1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft8 s2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft6 s2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft9 s1 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 0 knots | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft7 s2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft6 s1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the west, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft6 s2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 27, too small | 2 ft5 s3 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft5 s3 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 45, fair | 3 ft8 s4 ft at break (est.) | 113kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 54, fair | 3 ft7 s4 ft at break (est.) | 85kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 19°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 05:15 +0.2 mLow 09:45 −0.0 mHigh 15:43 +0.5 mLow 23:14 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:53 +0.3 mLow 11:06 −0.1 mHigh 16:54 +0.5 mLow 23:59 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 06:27 +0.3 mLow 12:10 −0.2 mHigh 17:56 +0.4 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
best in Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, 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
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About loch sport
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (142°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (322°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Loch Sport, 0.7 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 16°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$1,920–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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$958–US$2,000 |
| 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$1,920–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: Loch Sport
about 5 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Loch Sport 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 32h 20m
About 32h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 4h 30m by road
Flights MDW → MEL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.