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Luna Park

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

43Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 7 ft swell at 9 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 30 out of 100

Swell
8 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
1,071kJ
Wind
SE 16 kn
Temp
15°C

Tue 3 · 71 out of 100

Swell
7 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
818kJ
Wind
S 5 kn
Temp
14°C

Wed 4 · 14 out of 100

Swell
5 ft9 shollow
Energy
354kJ
Wind
NW 16 kn
Temp
15°C

Thu 5 · 25 out of 100

Swell
10 ft8 smushy
Energy
1,164kJ
Wind
W 15 kn
Temp
14°C

Fri 6 · 29 out of 100

Swell
10 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
1,777kJ
Wind
NW 20 kn
Temp
15°C

Sat 7 · 22 out of 100

Swell
11 ft9 smushy
Energy
2,007kJ
Wind
SSW 18 kn
Temp
12°C

Sun 8 · 64 out of 100

Swell
10 ft9 smushy
Energy
1,601kJ
Wind
SSE 7 kn
Temp
13°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 135, too small
  2. Mon 230, poor
  3. Tue 371, good
  4. Wed 414, too small
  5. Thu 525, poor
  6. Fri 629, poor
  7. Sat 722, poor
  8. Sun 864, good
  9. Mon 951, fair
  10. Tue 1023, too small

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Expertwho it suits
  • Works 3–20 ftof swell
  • Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best Apr, Jun4 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Luna Park, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov35, too small6 ft7 smushy7 ft at break (est.)284kJwind from the west, 7 knots15°C
Mon 2Nov30, poor8 ft10 scrumbling10 ft at break (est.)1,071kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots15°C
Tue 3Nov71, good7 ft9 scrumbling9 ft at break (est.)818kJwind from the south, 5 knots14°C
Wed 4Nov14, too small5 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.)354kJwind from the north-west, 16 knots15°C
Thu 5Nov25, poor10 ft8 smushy11 ft at break (est.)1,164kJwind from the west, 15 knots14°C
Fri 6Nov29, poor10 ft10 scrumbling12 ft at break (est.)1,777kJwind from the north-west, 20 knots15°C
Sat 7Nov22, poor11 ft9 smushy13 ft at break (est.)2,007kJwind from the south-south-west, 18 knots12°C
Sun 8Nov64, good10 ft9 smushy12 ft at break (est.)1,601kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots13°C
Mon 9Nov51, fair6 ft9 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.)481kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots16°C
Tue 10Nov23, too small3 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.)144kJwind from the north, 17 knots, offshore19°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 04:04 +0.6 mLow 09:39 −0.0 mHigh 14:16 +0.2 mLow 21:09 −0.6 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 04:36 +0.5 mLow 10:06 −0.0 mHigh 14:44 +0.2 mLow 21:45 −0.5 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:09 +0.3 mLow 10:41 −0.0 mHigh 15:17 +0.2 mLow 22:23 −0.3 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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About

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About Luna Park

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

The spot faces SW (211°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (31°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For expert surfers the best months are usually April and June, with about 4 good days in 7; in January and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Princetown, 9 km away (about 20 min by car).

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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: 3 towns

Closest

Princetown

16 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Princetown · Booking.com

About Princetown 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 20m

About 31h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 3h 30m by road

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