Lopes, Australia
Also within 20 km of Kalbarri
- Chinaman Surf spot · 0.3 km from Kalbarri
- Jakes Point Surf spot · 3.2 km from Kalbarri
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About Lopes
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces W (281°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (101°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 19°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually May, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kalbarri, 3.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 41, fair | 8 ft10 scrumbling | 1,109kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 46, fair | 6 ft9 scrumbling | 652kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 19, too small | 4 ft9 shollow | 279kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 23°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 34, too small | 5 ft10 shollow | 504kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 49, good | 8 ft11 shollow | 1,323kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 39, fair | 8 ft12 shollow | 1,519kJ | wind from the south, 14 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 46, fair | 7 ft10 scrumbling | 979kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 33, too small | 5 ft10 shollow | 524kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 16, too small | 4 ft10 shollow | 235kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 14, too small | 3 ft9 shollow | 138kJ | wind from the west, 7 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | – | – | – | – |
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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
- Wed 21 OctSurf Jakes Point
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctSurf Jakes Point
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 11 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctSurf Jakes Point
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 12 s, wind 14 kn (27 km/h).
- Sat 24 OctSurf Jakes Point
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Kalbarri each day: Chinaman, Jakes Point, Lopes.
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
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