Luna Park
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
46Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 8 ft swell at 10 s
Tue 3 · 75 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,058kJ
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Wed 4 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 304kJ
- Wind
- WNW 17 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 922kJ
- Wind
- W 14 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Fri 6 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 1,516kJ
- Wind
- WNW 20 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Sat 7 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 11 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 1,874kJ
- Wind
- SSW 14 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Sun 8 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 10 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 1,381kJ
- Wind
- SE 10 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 487kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 375, good
- Wed 412, too small
- Thu 529, poor
- Fri 629, poor
- Sat 726, poor
- Sun 846, fair
- Mon 959, fair
- Tue 1019, too small
- Wed 1121, poor
- Thu 1233, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Expertwho it suits
- Works 3–20 ftof swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
- Best Apr, Jun4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Luna Park does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 75, good | 8 ft10 scrumbling10 ft at break (est.) | 1,058kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 14°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 12, too small | 5 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 304kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 29, poor | 9 ft8 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 922kJ | wind from the west, 14 knots | 14°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 29, poor | 9 ft10 scrumbling11 ft at break (est.) | 1,516kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots | 15°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 26, poor | 11 ft9 smushy13 ft at break (est.) | 1,874kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 12°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 46, fair | 10 ft9 smushy11 ft at break (est.) | 1,381kJ | wind from the south-east, 10 knots | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 59, fair | 6 ft9 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.) | 487kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 19, too small | 5 ft11 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 501kJ | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 21, poor | 7 ft12 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 1,117kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 19 knots | 15°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 33, poor | 6 ft10 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 694kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 13°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
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:09 +0.3 mLow 10:41 −0.0 mHigh 15:17 +0.2 mLow 22:23 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:44 +0.2 mLow 11:28 −0.0 mHigh 16:01 +0.1 mLow 23:07 −0.2 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 06:34 +0.1 mLow 12:50 −0.1 mHigh 21:16 +0.1 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 Apr, Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for expert surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec2of 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 Luna Park
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (211°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (31°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For expert surfers the best months are usually April and June, with about 4 good days in 7; in January and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Princetown, 9 km away (26 min by car).
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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$1,930–US$3,670 each
about US$1,930–US$3,670 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$959–US$2,000 |
| 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 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$141–US$235 |
| Total | about US$1,930–US$3,670 |
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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26 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
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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 31h 20m
About 31h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 3h 30m by road
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