Tuncurry main beach
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: too small (3 ft swell at 6 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- S 2 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 31kJ
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- WSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 9kJ
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 68kJ
- Wind
- W 4 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- WNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 56kJ
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 125, too small
- Mon 216, too small
- Tue 320, too small
- Wed 414, too small
- Thu 57, too small
- Fri 628, too small
- Sat 716, too small
- Sun 820, too small
- Mon 911, too small
- Tue 106, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–14 ftof swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 25, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the south, 2 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | wind from the north-east, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 9kJ | offshorewind from the west, 6 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 28, too small | 3 ft6 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 68kJ | offshorewind from the west, 4 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 56kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 12 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft8 ssoft1 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft8 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 87kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 18°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 01:45 +0.2 mLow 07:03 −0.4 mHigh 13:50 +0.8 mLow 20:51 −0.6 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:03 +0.2 mLow 08:20 −0.3 mHigh 15:01 +0.7 mLow 21:58 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:16 +0.3 mLow 09:44 −0.3 mHigh 16:11 +0.7 mLow 22:58 −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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 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
- Oct1of 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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Photos of Tuncurry main beach
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- Elim 11.1 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Tuncurry main beach
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (69°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (249°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 111). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Tuncurry, 1.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. 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$1,890–US$3,580 each
about US$1,890–US$3,580 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 SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$925–US$1,920 |
| 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$1,890–US$3,580 |
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
2 min by car · 50 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Tuncurry its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Forster on Booking.com
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- Beds in Black Head on Booking.com
20 min by car · 9 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 31h 15m
About 31h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 4h 20m by road
Flights MDW → SYD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.