Albany, Australia

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York Street Albany — Albany, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Nachoman-au, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Albany

Albany is a town in Western Australia, Australia. From Albany you can reach 9 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Perth Albany, a kite and windsurf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 41 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ALH, 11 km away.

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Staying in Albany

41 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ALH, 11 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Albany.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Albany each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Albany too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Punchbowls11.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Emu Point, 7 km

7 ft944 kJ

7 ft484 kJ

7 ft698 kJ

8 ft1586 kJ

9 ft1467 kJ

8 ft1069 kJ

8 ft1284 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Punchbowls, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, poor	7 ft10 s	944kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	7 ft8 s	484kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	7 ft9 s	698kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	8 ft12 s	1,586kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	9 ft10 s	1,467kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	22, poor	8 ft10 s	1,069kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	8 ft11 s	1,284kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots	14°C

Nanarup beach17.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Emu Point, 13 km

5 ft535 kJ

6 ft302 kJ

5 ft322 kJ

7 ft1106 kJ

7 ft722 kJ

6 ft580 kJ

7 ft952 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Nanarup beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	535kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	32, too small	6 ft7 smushy	302kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	322kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	7 ft11 ssoft	1,106kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	722kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	580kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	7 ft10 ssoft	952kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	15°C

Muttonbird island17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Kronkup, 6 km

7 ft861 kJ

8 ft690 kJ

8 ft767 kJ

11 ft3096 kJ

12 ft2286 kJ

10 ft1782 kJ

10 ft2117 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Muttonbird island, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	7 ft10 ssoft	861kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	8 ft8 smushy	690kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	8 ft8 ssoft	767kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	11 ft12 ssoft	3,096kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	12 ft10 ssoft	2,286kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	10 ft10 ssoft	1,782kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	20, poor	10 ft11 smushy	2,117kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	14°C

Middelton Beach (Surfers)3.1 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft465 kJ

5 ft277 kJ

5 ft334 kJ

7 ft915 kJ

7 ft594 kJ

6 ft470 kJ

8 ft1130 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Middelton Beach (Surfers), each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	465kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	5 ft7 smushy	277kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	334kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	7 ft11 ssoft	915kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	594kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	470kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	8 ft10 ssoft	1,130kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 21 knots, offshore	14°C

Mids Point South3 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft465 kJ

5 ft277 kJ

5 ft334 kJ

7 ft915 kJ

7 ft594 kJ

6 ft470 kJ

8 ft1130 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mids Point South, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	465kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	5 ft7 smushy	277kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	334kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	7 ft11 ssoft	915kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	594kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	6 ft9 ssoft	470kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	8 ft10 ssoft	1,130kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 21 knots, offshore	14°C

blue moon12.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Emu Point, 8 km

7 ft944 kJ

7 ft484 kJ

7 ft698 kJ

8 ft1586 kJ

9 ft1467 kJ

8 ft1069 kJ

8 ft1284 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at blue moon, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, poor	7 ft10 ssoft	944kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	7 ft8 smushy	484kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	698kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	8 ft12 ssoft	1,586kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	9 ft10 ssoft	1,467kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	8 ft10 ssoft	1,069kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	8 ft11 ssoft	1,284kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots	14°C

Caseys13.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Emu Point, 9 km

7 ft944 kJ

7 ft484 kJ

7 ft698 kJ

8 ft1586 kJ

9 ft1467 kJ

8 ft1069 kJ

8 ft1284 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Caseys, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, poor	7 ft10 s	944kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	17°C
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	7 ft8 s	484kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	7 ft9 s	698kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	8 ft12 s	1,586kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	23°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	9 ft10 s	1,467kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	8 ft10 s	1,069kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	8 ft11 s	1,284kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots	14°C

Sand patch7.5 kmabout 15 min by car

8 ft1187 kJ

8 ft731 kJ

8 ft831 kJ

12 ft3470 kJ

12 ft2823 kJ

8 ft1681 kJ

10 ft2294 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sand patch, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, poor	8 ft10 ssoft	1,187kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	8 ft8 smushy	731kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	8 ft9 ssoft	831kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	12 ft12 ssoft	3,470kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	12 ft10 ssoft	2,823kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	8 ft12 smushy	1,681kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	13°C
Sat 24Oct	4, poor	10 ft11 smushy	2,294kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots	14°C

Emu beach6.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Emu Point, 1 km

5 ft465 kJ

5 ft205 kJ

5 ft291 kJ

6 ft872 kJ

7 ft594 kJ

6 ft476 kJ

7 ft812 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Emu beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	5 ft10 s	465kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft7 s	205kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	5 ft9 s	291kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	6 ft11 s	872kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	7 ft9 s	594kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	6 ft9 s	476kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, offshore	13°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	7 ft10 s	812kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	15°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Albany, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Albany

Perth Albany 0.8 km · stays here

Windsurf near Albany

Perth Albany 0.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Albany

Istanbul Kebabs & Turkish BakeryDoner kebab · in the centre
Venice Pizza Bar and RestaurantItalian · in the centre
Lenard's Chicken - AlbanyChicken · 0.1 km from the centre
Noodler's Noodle BarRamen · 0.1 km from the centre
O'Ba-San Sushi BarSushi · 0.1 km from the centre
The GafferBurger · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits