Marengo (1st beach section)
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
54Fair out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 1,167kJ
- Wind
- ESE 6 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 901kJ
- Wind
- S 6 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 350kJ
- Wind
- WNW 13 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,086kJ
- Wind
- W 12 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Fri 6 · 61 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 2,019kJ
- Wind
- W 15 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 11 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,878kJ
- Wind
- SW 14 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 61 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,368kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 137, too small
- Mon 251, fair
- Tue 359, fair
- Wed 425, too small
- Thu 549, fair
- Fri 661, good
- Sat 741, poor
- Sun 861, good
- Mon 934, too small
- Tue 1015, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–12 ftof swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 37, too small | 6 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 309kJ | wind from the west, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 51, fair | 8 ft10 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 1,167kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 59, fair | 7 ft9 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 901kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 25, too small | 5 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 350kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 49, fair | 9 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 1,086kJ | wind from the west, 12 knots | 14°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 61, good | 10 ft10 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 2,019kJ | offshorewind from the west, 15 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 41, poor | 11 ft10 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 1,878kJ | wind from the south-west, 14 knots | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 61, good | 9 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 1,368kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 12°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 34, too small | 6 ft9 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 487kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 57kJ | wind from the east, 8 knots | 14°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 04:27 +1.0 mLow 10:09 −0.4 mHigh 15:54 +0.5 mLow 22:02 −1.0 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 05:08 +0.9 mLow 10:50 −0.4 mHigh 16:42 +0.5 mLow 22:47 −0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:53 +0.8 mLow 11:36 −0.4 mHigh 17:41 +0.4 mLow 23:38 −0.7 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
the place in full, sources, credits
About Marengo (1st beach section)
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (141°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (321°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Apollo Bay, 2.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.
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
| 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: 3 towns
5 min by car · 74 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Apollo Bay its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Cape Otway on Booking.com
28 min by car · 1 place to stay
- Beds in Johanna on Booking.com
44 min by car · 8 places to stay
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 50m
About 30h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 3h by road
Flights MDW → MEL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.