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Gas Bay, Australia

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Gas Bay. Photo: Lasthib, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Gas Bay

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

The spot faces W (261°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (81°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 18°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 22°C in March, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For expert surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and September, with about 3 good days in 7; in January and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Margaret River, 9.3 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 36 h 30 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. 4 h 35 from the airport to Gas Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Margaret RiverAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Gas 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 18Oct1910 ft10 smushy1,809kJ16°C
Mon 19Oct339 ft8 smushy1,044kJ16°C
Tue 20Oct1911 ft10 smushy2,110kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct2014 ft12 smushy5,537kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct2516 ft11 smushy5,408kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct1914 ft11 smushy4,456kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct2214 ft10 smushy3,742kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct1811 ft10 smushy2,255kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct349 ft8 smushy838kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct337 ft8 scrumbling597kJ16°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 4h 35 by road. About 36h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Ellensbrook

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 12 ft at 11 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Ellensbrook

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 16 ft at 11 s, wind 9 kn (18 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Ellensbrook

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 13 ft at 11 s, wind 11 kn (19 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 4h 35 by road. About 36h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 9 spots near Margaret River each day: Boodjidup, Ellensbrook, Gas Bay, Grunters, Margaret River - bommie, Margaret River - Surfers Point, Margaret Rivermouth, Mutant Slabs, The box.

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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.

Places to eat near Margaret River

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

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