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Rockingham, Western Australia, as seen from Palm Beach Jetty, Image 4, May 2019
Rockingham, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Spot x

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

The spot faces W (262°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (82°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 164). 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 22°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually April, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rockingham, 5.4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 2 wind sports 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 33 h 05 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. 1 h 10 from the airport to Spot x.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct517 ft9 ssoft654kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct355 ft8 ssoft368kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct99 ft11 smushy1,694kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct010 ft11 smushy2,276kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct010 ft11 smushy2,126kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct328 ft10 ssoft1,308kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct386 ft10 ssoft716kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct214 ft9 ssoft200kJ18°C
Tue 27Oct142 ft7 smushy50kJ25°C
Wed 28Oct32 ft9 smushy56kJ18°C

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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 1h 10 by road. About 33h 05 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Crystals

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 9 ft at 11 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Crystals

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 10 ft at 11 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Crystals

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 10 ft at 11 s, wind 15 kn (27 km/h).

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Crystals

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Surf Garden Island

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 1h 10 by road. About 33h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Rockingham each day: Crystals, Garden Island, Pengoes, Penguin Island, Spot x.

The trip from Rockingham, 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 Rockingham

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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