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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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Bandy Creek Groyne4.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft286 kJ

4 ft297 kJ

7 ft1176 kJ

8 ft1275 kJ

5 ft798 kJ

8 ft1100 kJ

9 ft1452 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bandy Creek Groyne, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	6 ft7 smushy	286kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	297kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,176kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 smushy	1,275kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	3, poor	5 ft12 smushy	798kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 ssoft	1,100kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,452kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	14°C

Kelpbeds bommie11.2 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft344 kJ

4 ft217 kJ

7 ft1176 kJ

8 ft1275 kJ

5 ft798 kJ

8 ft1100 kJ

9 ft1452 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kelpbeds bommie, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	6 ft8 smushy	344kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft8 ssoft	217kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 ssoft	1,176kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 ssoft	1,275kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	4, poor	5 ft12 smushy	798kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 19 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 smushy	1,100kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,452kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	14°C

West Beach2.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft256 kJ

4 ft253 kJ

8 ft1420 kJ

9 ft1501 kJ

6 ft914 kJ

9 ft1263 kJ

10 ft1715 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at West Beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, poor	5 ft8 smushy	256kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	253kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 ssoft	1,420kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,501kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	4, poor	6 ft13 smushy	914kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 24 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,263kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 smushy	1,715kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	14°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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

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Sun 25

LuckyBay35.7 kmabout 1h 05 by carIntermediate and up

3 ft78 kJ

3 ft153 kJ

4 ft392 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

4 ft156 kJ

4 ft308 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at LuckyBay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	78kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	3 ft11 smushy	153kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	64, good	4 ft12 ssoft	392kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	4 ft12 smushy	364kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	3 ft11 smushy	189kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	20, poor	4 ft8 smushy	156kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	4 ft11 ssoft	308kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	15°C

Salmons Point23.3 kmabout 45 min by carIntermediate and up

8 ft710 kJ

5 ft380 kJ

10 ft2529 kJ

11 ft2438 kJ

10 ft2004 kJ

11 ft1948 kJ

13 ft2864 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Salmons Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 smushy	710kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	13, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	380kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 smushy	2,529kJ	wind from the west, 6 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	11 ft11 smushy	2,438kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	10 ft11 smushy	2,004kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	14°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 smushy	1,948kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	13 ft10 smushy	2,864kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	14°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