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Trichoglossus moluccanus, Broulee, NSW, Australia
Broulee, the nearest town. Photo: Steve Shattuck from Canberra, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Broulee South beach

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

34Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: 4 ft swell at 6 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 20 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
13kJ
Wind
NNE 6 kn
Temp
23°C

Tue 3 · 32 out of 100

Swell
3 ft4 smushy
Energy
30kJ
Wind
WNW 4 kn
Temp
21°C

Wed 4 · 34 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
27kJ
Wind
SW 4 kn
Temp
22°C

Thu 5 · 38 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
41kJ
Wind
W 2 kn
Temp
23°C

Fri 6 · 49 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
118kJ
Wind
NW 2 kn
Temp
20°C

Sat 7 · 6 out of 100

Swell
2 ft6 smushy
Energy
25kJ
Wind
S 14 kn
Temp
16°C

Sun 8 · 22 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 smushy
Energy
87kJ
Wind
SW 7 kn
Temp
16°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 141, poor
  2. Mon 220, too small
  3. Tue 332, poor
  4. Wed 434, too small
  5. Thu 538, poor
  6. Fri 649, fair
  7. Sat 76, too small
  8. Sun 822, poor
  9. Mon 950, fair
  10. Tue 1063, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 3–10 ftof swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number

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

Broulee South beach does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Broulee South beach, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov41, poor4 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)67kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots19°C
Mon 2Nov20, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)13kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots23°C
Tue 3Nov32, poor3 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.)30kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore21°C
Wed 4Nov34, too small2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots22°C
Thu 5Nov38, poor3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)41kJwind from the west, 2 knots23°C
Fri 6Nov49, fair4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.)118kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore20°C
Sat 7Nov6, too small2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.)25kJwind from the south, 14 knots16°C
Sun 8Nov22, poor3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)87kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots16°C
Mon 9Nov50, fair3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.)54kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots18°C
Tue 10Nov63, good4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.)97kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore20°C
Wed 11Nov81, good4 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.)165kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots16°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 01:57 +0.3 mLow 07:19 −0.3 mHigh 13:52 +0.7 mLow 20:58 −0.7 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 03:11 +0.3 mLow 08:37 −0.3 mHigh 15:01 +0.7 mLow 22:03 −0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 04:20 +0.3 mLow 09:58 −0.3 mHigh 16:11 +0.6 mLow 23:02 −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.

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About Broulee South beach

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

The spot faces SE (141°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (321°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.0 km out (1 in 102). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Broulee, 0.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.

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$1,770–US$3,400 each

about US$1,770–US$3,400 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 MYA, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$931–US$1,940
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
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$1,770–US$3,400

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

Broulee

1 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Broulee · Booking.com

About Broulee 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 30h 55m

About 30h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MYA, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), then 25 min by road

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

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