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Lancelin, Australia

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About Lancelin

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 48). The sea is about 19°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 23°C in March, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, November and December, with about 5 good days in 7; in April, May and June, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lancelin. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 34 h 15 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).

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 20 from the airport to Lancelin.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Lancelin on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 15 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.3 m.

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Mon 19Oct7120knside-on2.3 mwaves
Tue 20Oct5117knside-on2.6 mwaves
Wed 21Oct5616knon3.7 mwaves
Thu 22Oct6118knside-on4.3 mwaves
Fri 23Oct6424knside-on4.3 mwaves
Sat 24Oct6422knside3.2 mwaves
Sun 25Oct6525knside2.8 mwaves
Mon 26Oct017knoffnot safe2.0 mwaves
Tue 27Oct025knoffnot safe1.6 mwaves
Wed 28Oct024knoffnot safe1.2 mwaves
Thu 29Oct0––––

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb4of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec5of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 2h 20 by road. About 34h 15 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Lancelin

    12 kn gusting 16, onshore. Water: waves 3.7 m.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Lancelin

    14 kn gusting 18, side-onshore. Water: waves 4.3 m.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Lancelin

    17 kn gusting 24, side-onshore. Water: waves 4.3 m.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Lancelin

    16 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: waves 3.2 m.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Windsurf Lancelin

    18 kn gusting 25, side-shore. Water: waves 2.8 m.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 2h 20 by road. About 34h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,590–£3,090 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £960–£1,995
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £110–£180
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

Places to eat near Lancelin

  • The 3 Emus RestaurantAustralian · 1.8 km from the centre
  • BazindeesPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
  • Wendy S Asian KitchenAsian · 0.7 km from the centre
  • Lancelin Seafood Fish and ChipsFish and chips · 0.8 km from the centre
  • Thai Chilli JamThai · 0.8 km from the centre
  • The Dunes Restaurant1.8 km from the centre

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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