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Secret Beach, Australia

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

Also within 20 km of Busselton

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Busselton, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Photograph by Greg O'Beirne, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Secret Beach

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

The spot faces N (348°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (168°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.6 km out (1 in 256). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Busselton, 2.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 wind sports 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 40 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 Secret Beach.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in BusseltonAd

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

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

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

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Where it is

Secret Beach on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Secret Beach 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 18Oct93 ft6 smushy62kJ17°C
Mon 19Oct72 ft6 smushy38kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct33 ft6 smushy58kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct33 ft8 smushy98kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct113 ft7 smushy76kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct133 ft9 ssoft104kJ14°C
Sat 24Oct72 ft7 smushy44kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct62 ft6 smushy19kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct62 ft5 smushy11kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct31 ft9 ssoft11kJ24°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 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 3h 45 by road. About 35h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Busselton each day: Port Geograph Bay, Port Geographe, Busseton, Secret Beach, Weed Banks, West-Busso Point.

The trip from Busselton, 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 Busselton

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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