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T-Tree Bay. Photo: zpunout, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

T-Tree Bay

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

12Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 9: too small (4 ft swell at 6 s), onshore wind, 11 kn (20 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 10 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
12kJ
Wind
W 6 kn
Temp
28°C

Wed 4 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
9kJ
Wind
NW 6 kn
Temp
31°C

Thu 5 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 shollow
Energy
8kJ
Wind
W 4 kn
Temp
30°C

Fri 6 · 10 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 shollow
Energy
13kJ
Wind
SSW 8 kn
Temp
26°C

Sat 7 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 shollow
Energy
18kJ
Wind
WSW 3 kn
Temp
26°C

Sun 8 · 8 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
26kJ
Wind
SSE 3 kn
Temp
25°C

Mon 9 · 19 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 shollow
Energy
81kJ
Wind
SSE 11 kn
Temp
21°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 210, too small
  2. Tue 310, too small
  3. Wed 411, too small
  4. Thu 511, too small
  5. Fri 610, too small
  6. Sat 711, too small
  7. Sun 88, too small
  8. Mon 919, too small
  9. Tue 106, too small
  10. Wed 1116, too small

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
  • Offshore: SWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 4–17 ftof swell
  • Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best in May1 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

T-Tree Bay does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at T-Tree Bay, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov10, too small2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the north, 5 knots27°C
Tue 3Nov10, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)12kJwind from the west, 6 knots28°C
Wed 4Nov11, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)9kJwind from the north-west, 6 knots31°C
Thu 5Nov11, too small2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the west, 4 knots30°C
Fri 6Nov10, too small2 ft5 shollow1 ft at break (est.)13kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore26°C
Sat 7Nov11, too small2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.)18kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore26°C
Sun 8Nov8, too small2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.)26kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots25°C
Mon 9Nov19, too small4 ft6 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)81kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots21°C
Tue 10Nov6, too small1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.)12kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots23°C
Wed 11Nov16, too small2 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)88kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots23°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 NovHigh 01:39 +0.2 mLow 07:16 −0.5 mHigh 14:08 +0.8 mLow 21:01 −0.6 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:58 +0.3 mLow 08:39 −0.5 mHigh 15:13 +0.7 mLow 21:58 −0.6 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 04:04 +0.4 mLow 09:54 −0.5 mHigh 16:12 +0.7 mLow 22:45 −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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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of T-Tree Bay

Noosa Headland beach - Queensland, Australia - panoramio
Near T-Tree Bay. Photo: zpunout, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Surf at Noosa National park
Near T-Tree Bay. Photo: Anneyla attirum darra, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waves at Hell gate Noosa National park
Near T-Tree Bay. Photo: Anneyla attirum darra, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About T-Tree Bay

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

The spot faces NE (36°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (216°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually May, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sunshine Beach, 3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 10 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$891–US$1,850
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$1,860–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

Closest

Sunshine Beach

about 5 min by car · 20 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 20 places to stay in Sunshine Beach · Booking.com

About Sunshine Beach 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 28h 25m

About 28h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 2h 10m by road

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