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Tathra, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Cimexus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wallagoot

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

17Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: too small (3 ft swell at 6 s)

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 15 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 smushy
Energy
41kJ
Wind
SSE 9 kn
Temp
19°C

Wed 4 · 19 out of 100

Swell
2 ft7 smushy
Energy
31kJ
Wind
SE 6 kn
Temp
17°C

Thu 5 · 9 out of 100

Swell
1 ft8 ssoft
Energy
10kJ
Wind
SW 10 kn
Temp
20°C

Fri 6 · 26 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
44kJ
Wind
ENE 10 kn
Temp
18°C

Sat 7 · 10 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
28kJ
Wind
SW 12 kn
Temp
16°C

Sun 8 · 3 out of 100

Swell
1 ft7 smushy
Energy
11kJ
Wind
S 16 kn
Temp
15°C

Mon 9 · 20 out of 100

Swell
3 ft6 smushy
Energy
62kJ
Wind
S 10 kn
Temp
16°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 217, too small
  2. Tue 315, too small
  3. Wed 419, too small
  4. Thu 59, too small
  5. Fri 626, too small
  6. Sat 710, too small
  7. Sun 83, too small
  8. Mon 920, poor
  9. Tue 1053, fair
  10. Wed 1161, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–12 ftof swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best Apr–Jul2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wallagoot, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov17, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)26kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots19°C
Tue 3Nov15, too small2 ft9 smushy3 ft at break (est.)41kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots19°C
Wed 4Nov19, too small2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.)31kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots17°C
Thu 5Nov9, too small1 ft8 ssoft2 ft at break (est.)10kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots20°C
Fri 6Nov26, too small3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)44kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots18°C
Sat 7Nov10, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots16°C
Sun 8Nov3, too small1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.)11kJwind from the south, 16 knots15°C
Mon 9Nov20, poor3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)62kJwind from the south, 10 knots16°C
Tue 10Nov53, fair4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.)128kJwind from the east, 7 knots17°C
Wed 11Nov61, good4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.)148kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots18°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 03:15 +0.3 mLow 08:35 −0.3 mHigh 15:00 +0.7 mLow 22:03 −0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:22 +0.3 mLow 09:56 −0.3 mHigh 16:07 +0.6 mLow 23:00 −0.7 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 05:20 +0.4 mLow 11:11 −0.4 mHigh 17:12 +0.5 mLow 23:51 −0.6 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 Wallagoot

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

The spot faces SE (128°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (308°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.0 km out (1 in 103). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7; in November, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tathra, 8.4 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 19°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$1,800–US$3,450 each

about US$1,800–US$3,450 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 MIM, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$938–US$1,940
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$80
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$1,800–US$3,450

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

Tura Beach

about 15 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Tura Beach · Booking.com

About Tura 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 31h 20m

About 31h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MIM, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), then 40 min by road

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