Willyabrup, Australia
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Yallingup, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Perth International Airport (PER), 225 km.
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About Willyabrup
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces W (269°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (89°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 4–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 17). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 18°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 22°C in March, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For expert surfers the best months are usually March, April and May, with about 3 good days in 7; in January and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Yallingup, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Perth International Airport (PER), 225 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 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 36 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
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 returnAdGetting there. 4 h 10 from the airport to Willyabrup.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Yallingup, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Perth International Airport (PER), 225 km.
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Forecast
Willyabrup 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
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 18, poor | 11 ft11 smushy | 2,263kJ | wind from the west, 18 knots | 16°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 37, fair | 8 ft9 smushy | 859kJ | wind from the west, 8 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 22, poor | 11 ft11 smushy | 2,435kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 19, poor | 14 ft12 smushy | 5,100kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots | 18°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 24, poor | 16 ft11 smushy | 5,279kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots | 15°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 19, poor | 13 ft11 smushy | 4,087kJ | wind from the south-west, 21 knots | 13°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 21, poor | 13 ft11 smushy | 3,418kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 15°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 19, poor | 8 ft10 smushy | 1,007kJ | wind from the south-west, 15 knots | 16°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 36, fair | 7 ft8 scrumbling | 690kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 27, poor | 6 ft8 scrumbling | 515kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 16°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 expert surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 4h 10 by road. About 36h 05 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 20 of 80.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 19 of 80.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 4h 10 by road. About 36h 05 door to door
Rough cost
About £1,455–£2,870 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to PER, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | £960–£1,995 |
| To the UK airport | parking or the train, there and back | £35–£65 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | £110–£180 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £245–£455 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £105–£175 |
| Total | £1,455–£2,870 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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