00 1795. Kalbarri, Western Australia — Kalbarri, the nearest town. Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kalbarri

Kalbarri is a town in Western Australia, Australia. From Kalbarri you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Chinaman, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites. The nearest airport is GET, 132 km away.

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Staying in Kalbarri

45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 5 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: GET, 132 km, MJK, 210 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 Kalbarri.

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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 Kalbarri each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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

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Chinaman0.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

8 ft1109 kJ

6 ft507 kJ

4 ft279 kJ

5 ft504 kJ

8 ft1323 kJ

8 ft1519 kJ

7 ft979 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Chinaman, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 scrumbling	1,109kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	10, poor	6 ft9 scrumbling	507kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft9 scrumbling	279kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	504kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 scrumbling	1,323kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 scrumbling	1,519kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 scrumbling	979kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	22°C

Jakes Point3.2 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

8 ft1109 kJ

6 ft507 kJ

4 ft279 kJ

5 ft504 kJ

8 ft1323 kJ

8 ft1519 kJ

7 ft979 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jakes Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 scrumbling	1,109kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	10, poor	6 ft9 scrumbling	507kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	4 ft9 scrumbling	279kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	504kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 scrumbling	1,323kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 scrumbling	1,519kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 scrumbling	979kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	22°C

Lopes3.3 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

8 ft1109 kJ

6 ft507 kJ

4 ft279 kJ

5 ft504 kJ

8 ft1323 kJ

8 ft1519 kJ

7 ft979 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lopes, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 scrumbling	1,109kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	10, poor	6 ft9 scrumbling	507kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	4 ft9 shollow	279kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	5 ft10 shollow	504kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 shollow	1,323kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 shollow	1,519kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 scrumbling	979kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	22°C

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

Places to eat near Kalbarri

Upstairs RestaurantAustralian · 0.1 km from the centre
Kalbarri Pizza and PastaItalian · 0.2 km from the centre
Finlay's KalbarriSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
The Grass Tree Cafe & RestaurantAustralian · 0.6 km from the centre
The Jetty Seafood ShackFish and chips · 1.3 km from the centre
Little Leaf Kalbarri0.1 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

Kalbarri, Australia

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

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