Is it worth the trip?
11Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 19 kn gusting 42, side-onshore, Water: waves 0.8 m
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.9 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.1 mwaves
- Air
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.8 mwaves
- Air
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 55 out of 100
- Wind
- S 19 kn
- Gusts
- 42kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 8 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 2.5 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 2.0 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 755, fair
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 14kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 10kn | cross-off | 0.9 mwaves | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 18kn | side | 1.1 mwaves | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 6 knots | 14kn | cross-off | 0.8 mwaves | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 2 knots | 8kn | side | 1.8 mwaves | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 55, fair | wind from the south, 19 knots | 42kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 18kn | cross-off | 2.5 mwaves | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 14kn | side | 2.0 mwaves | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 2 knots | 12kn | side | 1.7 mwaves | 24°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 3 knots | 17kn | side-on | 1.6 mwaves | 23°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:03 +0.3 mLow 08:29 −0.3 mHigh 15:02 +0.7 mLow 22:02 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:15 +0.3 mLow 09:52 −0.3 mHigh 16:12 +0.7 mLow 23:01 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:17 +0.4 mLow 11:08 −0.4 mHigh 17:16 +0.6 mLow 23:53 −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 place in full, sources, credits
About Central Coast
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is The Entrance. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
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$1,750–US$3,350 each
about US$1,750–US$3,350 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 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 |
| Total | about US$1,750–US$3,350 |
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: The Entrance
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about 10 min by car · 39 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About The Entrance 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 35m
About 28h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 40m by road
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