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Seal island, Australia

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Seagull Hilarys Perth WA Sept 2005
Hillarys, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: SeanMack, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Seal island

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 intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 22°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and April, with about 2 good days in 7; in July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hillarys, 3.4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots.

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 32 h 45 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. 50 min from the airport to Seal island.

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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

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct348 ft10 s1,082kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct477 ft9 s682kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct397 ft11 s980kJ20°C
Wed 21Oct359 ft12 s1,986kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct1010 ft11 s2,366kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct1910 ft11 s2,471kJ16°C
Sat 24Oct399 ft10 s1,575kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct427 ft10 s839kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct345 ft8 s341kJ22°C
Tue 27Oct264 ft9 s197kJ33°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 50 min by road. About 32h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Whitfords beach outer reefs or seal island

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf The Wall - Hillary's

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 12 s, wind 8 kn (16 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf The Wall - Hillary's

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 12 s, wind 8 kn (14 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 The Wall - Hillary's

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 10 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 50 min by road. About 32h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 11 spots near Hillarys each day: Big Rock, Little Island, Mossies, Mullaz, Nathans Slab, Seal island, The Wall - Hillary's, Tressels, Waist bay, Whitfords beach, Whitfords beach outer reefs or seal island.

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Rough cost

About £1,635–£3,165 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
Taxiairport and back, shared£50–£80
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£1,635–£3,165

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

Places to eat near Hillarys

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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