Outsides
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
41Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same, usually
Mon 2 · 41 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tue 3 · 41 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Wed 4 · 41 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Thu 5 · 41 out of 100
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Fri 6 · 41 out of 100
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Sat 7 · 41 out of 100
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Sun 8 · 41 out of 100
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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Apr–May2 good days in 7
Usual weather for your dates
not a forecast
| Day | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2to 8usually | 3 ft6 s | 57kJ | N | 24°C |
No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.
Best time to go
best Apr–May
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. Days past the forecast count as they usually are.
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Photos of Outsides
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Outsides
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (57°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (237°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 67). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April and May, with about 2 good days in 7; in October, November and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tweed Heads, 1.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 19 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.
Water about 24°C: no 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$1,860–US$3,520 each
about US$1,860–US$3,520 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 BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$891–US$1,850 |
| 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$1,860–US$3,520 |
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
3 min by car · 56 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Tweed Heads its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Coolangatta on Booking.com
4 min by car · 68 places to stay
- Beds in Fingal on Booking.com
7 min by car · 3 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 28h 10m
About 28h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 2h by road
Flights MDW → BNE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.