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Lions Park on Lake St beside Lake Victoria, Loch Sport, Vic, jjron, 31.03.2016
Loch Sport, the nearest town. Photo: John O'Neill (jjron) You can contact me about this image, its re-use, or to…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

loch sport

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

27Poor out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

Best on Mon 9, usually: typical for the time of year: good on 0% of days

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 27 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 27 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 27 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 27 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 27 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 27 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Mon 9 · 28 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

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

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual surf conditions at loch sport, each day of your trip
DaySwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3to 8usually2 ft5 s18kJSE17°C
Mon 9usually2 ft5 s24kJSE18°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Map

the spot and its town

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

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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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$958–US$2,000
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: Loch Sport

Closest

Loch Sport

about 5 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Loch Sport · Booking.com

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

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