Vlamingh head, Australia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dampier, is 298 km away.

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About Vlamingh head

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

The spot faces N (351°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (171°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 32). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Dampier, is 298 km away. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.

Water about 24°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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Vlamingh head does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vlamingh head, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	4 ft12 scrumbling	400kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	314kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	3 ft8 smushy	138kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	81kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	34, too small	4 ft13 scrumbling	438kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	4 ft13 scrumbling	444kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	342kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	238kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, offshore	32°C
Mon 26Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	79kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 27Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 shollow	24kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
No way there we can work out.
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Vlamingh head
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 13 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Vlamingh head
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 13 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Vlamingh head
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
No way there we can work out.

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