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Mini-rocks, Australia

Stay in Dunsborough: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Dunsborough

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Dunsborough, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: User:Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Mini-rocks

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

The spot faces NE (24°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (204°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 61). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Dunsborough. Within 5 km we also list 12 surf spots.

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 35 h 35 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 45 from the airport to Mini-rocks.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Dunsborough, 10 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    Mini-rocks is 10 km from the beds: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Dunsborough, 10 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Dunsborough · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Dunsborough · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Mini-rocks on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct296 ft10 ssoft725kJ17°C
Mon 19Oct255 ft10 ssoft442kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct226 ft11 ssoft849kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct288 ft12 ssoft1,519kJ18°C
Thu 22Oct568 ft12 ssoft1,508kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct588 ft11 ssoft1,336kJ14°C
Sat 24Oct587 ft11 ssoft1,028kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct345 ft10 ssoft485kJ17°C
Mon 26Oct234 ft6 smushy124kJ17°C
Tue 27Oct204 ft8 ssoft157kJ17°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 45 by road. About 35h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Castle Rock

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 14 kn (26 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Mini-rocks

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Bunker bay - Boneyards

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf The Farm

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 11 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 3h 45 by road. About 35h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 17 spots near Dunsborough each day: Bunker Bay - Bommie, Bunker bay - Boneyards, Bunker Bay - Quarries, Bunker bay ,WAPMS, Castle Rock, Copeys left, Lighthouse, Meelup, Mini-rocks, Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp, Point Picquet, Rocky point, Sandtracks, Sugarloaf Rock, The Farm, Three Bears, Windmills.

The trip from Dunsborough, with every spot near it

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 Dunsborough

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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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Dunsborough, 10 km (about 20 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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