St Leonards Pier
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
8Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: too small (2 ft swell at 10 s), 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 35kJ
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tue 3 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 36kJ
- Wind
- S 12 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- WNW 11 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 27kJ
- Wind
- WSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Fri 6 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 58kJ
- Wind
- NW 12 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 62kJ
- Wind
- SSW 17 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Sun 8 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 32kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 14, too small
- Mon 24, too small
- Tue 35, too small
- Wed 45, too small
- Thu 510, too small
- Fri 612, too small
- Sat 75, too small
- Sun 86, too small
- Mon 95, too small
- Tue 101, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
St Leonards Pier does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft10 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 36kJ | wind from the south, 12 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 10, too small | 3 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 27kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft10 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 58kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 62kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 17 knots | 12°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft8 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 32kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft9 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 1, too small | 1 ft9 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 7kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 20°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 05:37 +0.5 mLow 11:17 −0.1 mHigh 16:41 +0.4 mLow 23:21 −0.6 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 06:08 +0.5 mLow 11:56 −0.2 mHigh 17:29 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:00 −0.5 mHigh 06:36 +0.5 mLow 12:34 −0.3 mHigh 18:16 +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
the place in full, sources, credits
About St Leonards Pier
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (90°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (270°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.9 km out (1 in 192). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 11°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is St Leonards, 0.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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$1,920–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
1 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About St Leonards its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Queenscliff on Booking.com
21 min by car · 33 places to stay
- Beds in Point Lonsdale on Booking.com
26 min by car · 12 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 29h 05m
About 29h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 20m by road
Flights MDW → MEL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.