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Sams Island, Australia

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About Sams Island

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

The spot faces N (11°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (191°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea is about 23°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Dampier, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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  1. Accommodation.

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  2. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct42 ft4 s10kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct41 ft3 s4kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct72 ft4 s8kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct41 ft3 s4kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct62 ft4 s12kJ25°C
Fri 23Oct32 ft4 s9kJ26°C
Sat 24Oct62 ft4 s12kJ26°C
Sun 25Oct11 ft4 s2kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct11 ft3 s1kJ25°C
Tue 27Oct31 ft3 s1kJ24°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. 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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    No way there we can work out.

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    No way there we can work out.

The trip from Dampier, with every spot near it

Places to eat near Dampier

  • Soak In Dampier0.9 km from the centre
  • Burger Bus0.5 km from the centre
  • Fusion Kitchen Dampier1.0 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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