Currimundi Reef
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
16Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: too small (2 ft swell at 6 s)
Mon 2 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 s
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- NW 9 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft3 s
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- N 10 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 s
- Energy
- 15kJ
- Wind
- NNW 10 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft7 s
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 s
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- SSE 11 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 s
- Energy
- 29kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 s
- Energy
- 23kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 18, too small
- Mon 220, too small
- Tue 312, too small
- Wed 414, too small
- Thu 515, too small
- Fri 613, too small
- Sat 719, too small
- Sun 88, too small
- Mon 913, too small
- Tue 1017, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 24 °Cno wetsuit
- Best May–Aug2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft9 s2 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | wind from the north, 11 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 20, too small | 2 ft6 s2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the north-west, 9 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft3 s2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the north, 10 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft4 s2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 15, too small | 1 ft7 s2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft4 s3 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft8 s3 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft8 s2 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft4 s2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | wind from the south-east, 12 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft4 s2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft4 s2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 22°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 00:17 +0.2 mLow 05:58 −0.6 mHigh 13:00 +0.8 mLow 19:58 −0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:39 +0.2 mLow 07:17 −0.5 mHigh 14:09 +0.8 mLow 21:04 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:58 +0.3 mLow 08:40 −0.5 mHigh 15:15 +0.7 mLow 22:00 −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.
Best time to go
best May–Aug
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
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Currimundi Reef
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (82°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (262°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Currimundi, 7.1 km away (about 15 min by car).
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$1,860–US$3,520 each
about US$1,860–US$3,520 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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
| 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 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| 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$1,860–US$3,520 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Currimundi
12 min by car · 9 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Currimundi 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 27h 45m
About 27h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 35m by road
Flights MDW → BNE on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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