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Lakes Entrance
Windsurf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
46Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 7 kn gusting 17, side-onshore, Water: chop
Tue 3 · 61 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 42 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 9 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.7 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Fri 6 · 59 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 7 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 0.8 mwaves
- Air
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 16 kn
- Gusts
- 34kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 2.0 mwaves
- Air
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 50 out of 100
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 15°C
Mon 9 · 45 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 247, fair
- Tue 376, good
- Wed 462, good
- Thu 59, poor
- Fri 659, fair
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 862, good
- Mon 945, fair
- Tue 1030, poor
- Wed 1156, fair
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 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best Jan–Feb5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 47, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 17kn | side-on | chop | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 76, good | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 17kn | side-on | chop | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 62, good | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 16kn | on | chop | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 9, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 29kn | side-on | 1.7 mwaves | 16°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 59, fair | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 17kn | side | 0.8 mwaves | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 16 knots | 34kn | side | 2.0 mwaves | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 62, good | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 15kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 45, fair | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 20kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 30, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 19kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 56, fair | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 23kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 17°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 03:54 +0.1 mLow 08:48 −0.1 mHigh 15:15 +0.6 mLow 22:34 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:57 +0.2 mLow 10:18 −0.2 mHigh 16:27 +0.5 mLow 23:27 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:47 +0.3 mLow 11:33 −0.3 mHigh 17:32 +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 Jan–Feb
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov4of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Lakes Entrance
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 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January and February, with about 5 good days in 7; in May, June and July, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lakes Entrance. 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$1,760–US$3,390 each
about US$1,760–US$3,390 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to OOM, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX and SYD, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$939–US$1,950 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$148–US$242 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$356–US$597 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Total | about US$1,760–US$3,390 |
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: Lakes Entrance
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about 5 min by car · 76 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Lakes 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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 34h 15m
About 34h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → OOM, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), then 3h 40m by road
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