Seal Rocks, Treachery
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
17Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 3 ft swell at 6 s
Tue 3 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- NE 13 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 41kJ
- Wind
- WSW 15 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 557kJ
- Wind
- SW 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 71kJ
- Wind
- W 5 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 365kJ
- Wind
- S 18 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Mon 9 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 127kJ
- Wind
- S 12 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 314, too small
- Wed 419, poor
- Thu 57, too small
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 729, poor
- Sun 88, poor
- Mon 921, poor
- Tue 1015, poor
- Wed 1184, good
- Thu 129, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 22 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Seal Rocks, Treachery does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft4 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | wind from the north-east, 13 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 19, poor | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft7 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 557kJ | wind from the south-west, 10 knots | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 29, poor | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 71kJ | wind from the west, 5 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 8, poor | 5 ft9 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 365kJ | wind from the south, 18 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 21, poor | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 127kJ | wind from the south, 12 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 15, poor | 5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 235kJ | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 84, good | 4 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 189kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 9, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 51kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 18 knots | 20°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 04:17 +0.3 mLow 09:46 −0.3 mHigh 16:11 +0.7 mLow 22:59 −0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:19 +0.4 mLow 11:03 −0.4 mHigh 17:16 +0.6 mLow 23:49 −0.7 m
- Thu 5 NovHigh 06:10 +0.5 mLow 12:08 −0.5 mHigh 18:13 +0.6 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
No month stands out
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
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 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 Wed 4 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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More surf near here
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- Seal Rocks-Lighthouse Beach 0.7 km away
- Trechery Beach 0.8 km away
- Yagin 1.3 km away
- Treachery 1.4 km away
- seals rocks 2.3 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Seal Rocks, Treachery
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (170°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (350°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 30). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 20°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Seal Rocks, 2.3 km away (3 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots.
Water about 22°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$1,890–US$3,590 each
about US$1,890–US$3,590 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 SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$926–US$1,920 |
| 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$1,890–US$3,590 |
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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3 min by car · 5 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 30h 50m
About 30h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 3h 55m by road
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