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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 experts: 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 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 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.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder 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 ft404 kJ

4 ft214 kJ

7 ft1407 kJ

8 ft1234 kJ

7 ft1075 kJ

7 ft1045 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kelpbeds bommie, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	5 ft10 smushy	554kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	6 ft7 smushy	404kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	214kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	7 ft12 ssoft	1,407kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	8 ft10 smushy	1,234kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	7 ft10 smushy	1,075kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	7 ft10 smushy	1,045kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	16°C

West Beach2.7 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft820 kJ

7 ft465 kJ

5 ft257 kJ

8 ft1652 kJ

8 ft1398 kJ

8 ft1222 kJ

8 ft1207 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at West Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	6 ft11 ssoft	820kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	25, poor	7 ft7 smushy	465kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	257kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	8 ft12 ssoft	1,652kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	8 ft10 smushy	1,398kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	8 ft10 ssoft	1,222kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	23, poor	8 ft10 ssoft	1,207kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots	16°C

Bandy Creek Groyne4.2 kmabout 10 min by car

6 ft727 kJ

6 ft404 kJ

4 ft214 kJ

7 ft1407 kJ

8 ft1234 kJ

7 ft1075 kJ

7 ft1045 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bandy Creek Groyne, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	6 ft11 ssoft	727kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	6 ft7 smushy	404kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	214kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	7 ft12 ssoft	1,407kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	8 ft10 smushy	1,234kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	22, poor	7 ft10 ssoft	1,075kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	7 ft10 ssoft	1,045kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 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

Salmons Point23.3 kmabout 45 min by car

7 ft927 kJ

7 ft536 kJ

8 ft1320 kJ

10 ft2605 kJ

11 ft2335 kJ

8 ft1595 kJ

8 ft1482 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Salmons Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, poor	7 ft10 smushy	927kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	18°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	7 ft8 smushy	536kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	8 ft11 ssoft	1,320kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	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	17, poor	8 ft12 smushy	1,595kJ	wind from the south-west, 21 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	12, poor	8 ft12 smushy	1,482kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	16°C

LuckyBay35.7 kmabout 1h 05 by car

3 ft181 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

3 ft179 kJ

4 ft420 kJ

4 ft336 kJ

4 ft308 kJ

5 ft225 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at LuckyBay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	3 ft10 smushy	181kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft11 smushy	179kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	420kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	4 ft11 smushy	336kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	4 ft11 smushy	308kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 17 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	5 ft7 smushy	225kJ	wind from the west, 10 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