Is it worth the trip?
6Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 2 ft swell at 4 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- N 9 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- N 13 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- N 6 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 shollow
- Energy
- 25kJ
- Wind
- SE 12 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- NW 7 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- SSE 23 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 12, too small
- Mon 23, too small
- Tue 35, too small
- Wed 410, too small
- Thu 58, too small
- Fri 64, too small
- Sat 75, too small
- Sun 85, too small
- Mon 97, too small
- Tue 103, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Ntakes swell from the N
- Offshore: Swind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 2, too small | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | wind from the north, 9 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 5, too small | 3 ft4 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the north, 13 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the north, 6 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 8, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the west, 6 knots | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 4, too small | 2 ft7 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 25kJ | wind from the south-east, 12 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 23 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 7, too small | 3 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 3, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the north, 11 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 3, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 16 knots | 23°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 00:13 +0.1 mLow 05:54 −0.6 mHigh 12:58 +0.8 mLow 19:58 −0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:36 +0.2 mLow 07:12 −0.5 mHigh 14:07 +0.8 mLow 21:05 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:56 +0.2 mLow 08:36 −0.5 mHigh 15:12 +0.7 mLow 22:00 −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.
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
- Mar0of 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
- Sep0of 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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Yellow Patch
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces N (21°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (201°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Tangalooma Island Resort, Tangalooma, 8 km. Nearest beds: Bongaree, 30 km (about 55 min by car). Nearest airport: Brisbane International Airport (BNE), 52 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf 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$1,500–US$2,920 each
about US$1,500–US$2,920 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 |
| 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$1,500–US$2,920 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 30 km away
No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Tangalooma Island Resort, Tangalooma, 8 km. Nearest beds: Bongaree, 30 km (about 55 min by car). Nearest airport: Brisbane International Airport (BNE), 52 km.
See places to stay near Bongaree, 30 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 27h 25m
About 27h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 15m by road
Flights MDW → BNE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.