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Myponga Beach
Myponga. Photo: Luke Anderson from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Myponga

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

8Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: too small (2 ft swell at 9 s), 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 8 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 shollow
Energy
28kJ
Wind
WNW 4 kn
Temp
19°C

Wed 4 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft10 shollow
Energy
28kJ
Wind
SW 13 kn
Temp
17°C

Thu 5 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
72kJ
Wind
W 5 kn
Temp
15°C

Fri 6 · 7 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
68kJ
Wind
WNW 9 kn
Temp
17°C

Sat 7 · 12 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 shollow
Energy
50kJ
Wind
SE 10 kn
Temp
15°C

Sun 8 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft9 shollow
Energy
19kJ
Wind
E 11 kn
Temp
20°C

Mon 9 · 4 out of 100

Swell
1 ft3 shollow
Energy
2kJ
Wind
ENE 4 kn
Temp
24°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 28, too small
  2. Tue 38, too small
  3. Wed 44, too small
  4. Thu 511, too small
  5. Fri 67, too small
  6. Sat 712, too small
  7. Sun 84, too small
  8. Mon 94, too small
  9. Tue 104, too small
  10. Wed 116, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

Myponga does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Myponga, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov8, too small1 ft11 shollow2 ft at break (est.)43kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore21°C
Tue 3Nov8, too small1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots19°C
Wed 4Nov4, too small1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots17°C
Thu 5Nov11, too small2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.)72kJwind from the west, 5 knots15°C
Fri 6Nov7, too small2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.)68kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots17°C
Sat 7Nov12, too small2 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.)50kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore15°C
Sun 8Nov4, too small1 ft9 shollow1 ft at break (est.)19kJwind from the east, 11 knots20°C
Mon 9Nov4, too small1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.)2kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots24°C
Tue 10Nov4, too small1 ft13 shollow1 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the south-south-east, 19 knots, offshore18°C
Wed 11Nov6, too small1 ft11 shollow1 ft at break (est.)23kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore16°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 NovLow 01:07 −0.4 mHigh 08:40 +0.7 mLow 16:14 −0.2 mHigh 19:40 −0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 00:44 −0.3 mHigh 08:42 +0.4 mLow 22:55 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 06:43 +0.2 mLow 12:12 +0.1 mHigh 15:39 +0.1 mLow 22:14 −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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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Myponga

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

The spot faces NW (320°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (140°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 11). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 13°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Carrickalinga, 7.9 km away (about 15 min by car).

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$3,710 each

about US$1,950–US$3,710 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ADL, estimated from distance and season, changing at SFO, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$986–US$2,040
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$242
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$356–US$597
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$597
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$235
Totalabout US$1,950–US$3,710

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

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Closest

Carrickalinga

about 15 min by car · 15 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 15 places to stay in Carrickalinga · Booking.com

About Carrickalinga 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 29h 30m

About 29h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ADL, changing at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), then 1h 10m by road

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