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Bunbury - Bay, Australia

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About Bunbury - Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces N (14°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (194°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.3 km out (1 in 227). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Bunbury, 0.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 14 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 34 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Perth International Airport (PER), changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

    See flights ORD → PER · Skyscanner from about £960 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h from the airport to Bunbury - Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Bunbury - Bay does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct184 ft10 ssoft396kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct194 ft9 ssoft232kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct144 ft7 smushy139kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct94 ft13 ssoft486kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct295 ft11 ssoft599kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct355 ft12 ssoft542kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct325 ft10 ssoft377kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct133 ft9 ssoft126kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct92 ft7 smushy36kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct22 ft8 smushy42kJ29°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 3h by road. About 34h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 24 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Bunbury - The Wall

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf The Wall

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Bunbury - Ammos

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 3h by road. About 34h 55 door to door

The plan picks the best of 16 spots near Bunbury each day: Bay (left wall), Bunbury - Ammos, Bunbury - Bay, Bunbury - BP Reef, Bunbury - Clam, Bunbury - Cut, Bunbury - Dalyellup Beach, Bunbury - Fragles, Bunbury - Hungry Hollow Reef, Bunbury - Sidies, Bunbury - Surf Club (Backbeach), Bunbury - The Groyne, Bunbury - The Wall, Shelbys Vag, Smashing chickens, The Wall.

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Rough cost

About £1,695–£3,265 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PER, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£960–£1,995
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£240–£395
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£105–£175
Total£1,695–£3,265

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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