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Dedis

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

14Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 15 out of 100

Swell
2 ft5 smushy
Energy
15kJ
Wind
NNW 5 kn
Temp
25°C

Tue 3 · 12 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
8kJ
Wind
NW 12 kn
Temp
24°C

Wed 4 · 13 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
14kJ
Wind
NNW 6 kn
Temp
26°C

Thu 5 · 14 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 smushy
Energy
11kJ
Wind
WSW 4 kn
Temp
26°C

Fri 6 · 13 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
27kJ
Wind
SE 10 kn
Temp
24°C

Sat 7 · 15 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
27kJ
Wind
SSW 3 kn
Temp
24°C

Sun 8 · 6 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 shollow
Energy
28kJ
Wind
SSE 16 kn
Temp
23°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 215, too small
  2. Tue 312, too small
  3. Wed 413, too small
  4. Thu 514, too small
  5. Fri 613, too small
  6. Sat 715, too small
  7. Sun 86, too small
  8. Mon 922, too small
  9. Tue 107, too small
  10. Wed 116, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
  • Offshore: SWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 4–14 ftof swell
  • Water 24 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dedis, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov15, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)15kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots25°C
Tue 3Nov12, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)8kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots24°C
Wed 4Nov13, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)14kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots26°C
Thu 5Nov14, too small2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.)11kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore26°C
Fri 6Nov13, too small2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots24°C
Sat 7Nov15, too small2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.)27kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore24°C
Sun 8Nov6, too small2 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.)28kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots23°C
Mon 9Nov22, too small2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.)29kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots22°C
Tue 10Nov7, too small2 ft7 shollow2 ft at break (est.)21kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots23°C
Wed 11Nov6, too small2 ft8 shollow1 ft at break (est.)24kJwind from the north, 5 knots23°C
Thu 12Nov8, too small1 ft7 shollow1 ft at break (est.)14kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots22°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

  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:40 +0.2 mLow 07:18 −0.5 mHigh 14:09 +0.8 mLow 21:03 −0.6 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:59 +0.3 mLow 08:41 −0.5 mHigh 15:15 +0.7 mLow 21:59 −0.7 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 04:05 +0.4 mLow 09:55 −0.5 mHigh 16:13 +0.7 mLow 22:47 −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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Photos of Dedis

Beach in Mooloolaba, Queensland
Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mooloolaba Beach, Queensland, 2020, 01
Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mooloolaba Beach - panoramio
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About Dedis

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

The spot faces NE (46°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (226°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). 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). The town to stay in is Sunshine Coast, 3.8 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 15 surf spots and 2 wind sports 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$1,860–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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$892–US$1,850
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$148–US$242
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$356–US$597
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$597
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$235
Totalabout 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: 3 towns

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Mooloolaba

about 5 min by car · 77 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 77 places to stay in Mooloolaba · Booking.com

About Mooloolaba 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 27h 55m

About 27h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 1h 45m by road

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

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