Perth Cottesloe, Australia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Cottesloe, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Perth International Airport (PER), 21 km.

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About Perth Cottesloe

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 19°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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 22). The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 22°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For windsurfing at expert level the best month is usually July, with about 2 good days in 7; in February, March and April, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Cottesloe, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Perth International Airport (PER), 21 km. Within 5 km we also list 21 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 32 h 35 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).
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Perth Cottesloe.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Cottesloe, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Perth International Airport (PER), 21 km.
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Where it is

Perth Cottesloe on Google Maps · Directions

Windsurf spot

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 19 kn gusting 26, side-shore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Perth Cottesloe
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	20kn	side-on	1.2 mwaves
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	9kn	offnot safe	0.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	6kn	offnot safe	chop
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the west, 10 knots	13kn	on	1.2 mwaves
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	14kn	side-on	1.3 mwaves
Fri 23Oct	74, good	wind from the south-south-west, 19 knots	26kn	side	1.5 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots	23kn	side	1.3 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	11kn	offnot safe	1.0 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	10kn	offnot safe	0.8 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	11kn	cross-off	chop
Wed 28Oct	0, poor	–	–	–	–

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).

Jan1of 7
Feb0of 7
Mar0of 7
Apr0of 7
May1of 7
Jun1of 7
Jul2of 7
Aug1of 7
Sep1of 7
Oct1of 7
Nov1of 7
Dec1of 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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 40 min by road. About 32h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 6, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 13, onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.3 m.
Fri 23 Oct
Windsurf Perth Cottesloe
19 kn gusting 26, side-shore. Water: waves 1.5 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 16 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: waves 1.3 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 40 min by road. About 32h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,275–£2,575 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £960–£1,995
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £35–£60
Food £245–£455

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