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About Esperance

Esperance is a town in Western Australia, Australia. From Esperance you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 sailing spot, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Esperance Bay Yacht Club, a kite, sailing and windsurf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is EPR, 20 km away.

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Staying in Esperance

22 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: EPR, 20 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Esperance. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Esperance each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Esperance too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Kelpbeds bommie11.2 kmabout 20 min by car

5 ft554 kJ

6 ft344 kJ

4 ft214 kJ

7 ft1196 kJ

8 ft1234 kJ

5 ft824 kJ

7 ft512 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kelpbeds bommie, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, poor	5 ft10 smushy	554kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	16, poor	6 ft8 smushy	344kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	4 ft8 ssoft	214kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,196kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 smushy	1,234kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	4, poor	5 ft12 smushy	824kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	512kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	16°C

West Beach2.7 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft820 kJ

5 ft231 kJ

5 ft257 kJ

8 ft1445 kJ

9 ft1442 kJ

8 ft1222 kJ

8 ft602 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at West Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 ssoft	820kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	4, poor	5 ft7 smushy	231kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft8 ssoft	257kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 ssoft	1,445kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,442kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 ssoft	1,222kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	602kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	16°C

Bandy Creek Groyne4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft554 kJ

6 ft344 kJ

4 ft214 kJ

7 ft1196 kJ

8 ft1234 kJ

5 ft824 kJ

7 ft512 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bandy Creek Groyne, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, poor	5 ft10 smushy	554kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	13, poor	6 ft8 smushy	344kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	214kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,196kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 smushy	1,234kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	3, poor	5 ft12 smushy	824kJ	wind from the south-west, 18 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	512kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Esperance, 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).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Esperance. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

LuckyBay35.7 kmabout 1h 05 by car

3 ft181 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

3 ft179 kJ

4 ft403 kJ

4 ft361 kJ

4 ft308 kJ

5 ft225 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at LuckyBay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, poor	3 ft10 smushy	181kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	3 ft11 smushy	179kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	4 ft12 ssoft	403kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	4 ft12 smushy	361kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	4 ft11 smushy	308kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	18, poor	5 ft7 smushy	225kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	16°C

Salmons Point23.3 kmabout 45 min by car

7 ft1190 kJ

8 ft699 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

10 ft2605 kJ

11 ft2335 kJ

10 ft1914 kJ

12 ft2195 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Salmons Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 smushy	1,190kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	699kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 ssoft	2,605kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	11 ft11 smushy	2,335kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft11 smushy	1,914kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	12 ft9 smushy	2,195kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	16°C

Kite near Esperance

Esperance Bay Yacht Club 0.8 km · stays here

Windsurf near Esperance

Esperance Bay Yacht Club 0.8 km · stays here

Sailing near Esperance

Esperance Bay Yacht Club 0.8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Esperance

FishFace RestaurantFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centre
Red RoosterChicken · 0.1 km from the centre
Bistro LouisFrench · 0.2 km from the centre
Domino's Pizza EsperancePizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Sumo SaladSalad bar · 0.4 km from the centre
Ricardo's PizzaPizza · 0.5 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

Esperance, Australia