Cape Otway
Windsurf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
72Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 13 kn gusting 16, side-shore, Water: waves 2.2 m
Mon 2 · 91 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 13 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 2.2 mwaves
- Air
- 15°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 2.4 mwaves
- Air
- 14°C
Wed 4 · 77 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 2.0 mwaves
- Air
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- W 14 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 3.0 mwaves
- Air
- 14°C
Fri 6 · 83 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 19 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 3.7 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 16 kn
- Gusts
- 22kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 3.7 mwaves
- Air
- 12°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 3.2 mwaves
- Air
- 12°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 189, good
- Mon 291, good
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 492, good
- Thu 583, good
- Fri 683, good
- Sat 781, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 995, good
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Sopen to the S
- Best wind: W or Ealong the shore
- Avoid: Nblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
- Best Sep, Nov3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 89, good | wind from the west, 13 knots | 16kn | side | 2.0 mwaves | 15°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 91, good | wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots | 16kn | side | 2.2 mwaves | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 5 knots | 8kn | on | 2.4 mwaves | 14°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 92, good | wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots | 21kn | side | 2.0 mwaves | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 83, good | wind from the west, 14 knots | 21kn | side | 3.0 mwaves | 14°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 83, good | wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots | 24kn | side | 3.7 mwaves | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 81, good | wind from the south-west, 16 knots | 22kn | side-on | 3.7 mwaves | 12°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 14kn | side-on | 3.2 mwaves | 12°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 95, good | wind from the east, 14 knots | 22kn | side | 1.7 mwaves | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 10 knots | 16kn | offnot safe | 1.6 mwaves | 19°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 04:10 +0.8 mLow 09:49 −0.2 mHigh 15:13 +0.4 mLow 21:33 −0.8 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:48 +0.7 mLow 10:26 −0.2 mHigh 15:55 +0.3 mLow 22:15 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:29 +0.5 mLow 11:08 −0.2 mHigh 16:49 +0.3 mLow 23:01 −0.5 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
best Sep, Nov
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cape Otway
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually September and November, with about 3 good days in 7; in June, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Cape Otway. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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$1,780–US$3,430 each
about US$1,780–US$3,430 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
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 |
| Total | about US$1,780–US$3,430 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Cape Otway
1 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Cape Otway 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 10m
About 31h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 3h 20m by road
Flights MDW → MEL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.