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Mossies, Australia

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Seagull Hilarys Perth WA Sept 2005
Hillarys, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: SeanMack, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

About Mossies

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

The spot faces W (258°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (78°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 127). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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 intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and April, with about 2 good days in 7; in July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hillarys, 6.1 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 9 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 32 h 45 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. 50 min from the airport to Mossies.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in HillarysAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Hillarys · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Hillarys · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Mossies 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct09 ft11 smushy1,498kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct76 ft9 smushy454kJ17°C
Tue 20Oct355 ft9 ssoft351kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct09 ft12 smushy1,986kJ19°C
Thu 22Oct010 ft11 smushy2,366kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct010 ft11 smushy2,471kJ15°C
Sat 24Oct09 ft10 ssoft1,575kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct07 ft10 ssoft839kJ16°C
Mon 26Oct425 ft8 ssoft341kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct554 ft9 ssoft200kJ26°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 50 min by road. About 32h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf The Wall - Hillary's

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 50 min by road. About 32h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 11 spots near Hillarys each day: Big Rock, Little Island, Mossies, Mullaz, Nathans Slab, Seal island, The Wall - Hillary's, Tressels, Waist bay, Whitfords beach, Whitfords beach outer reefs or seal island.

The trip from Hillarys, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,635–£3,170 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
Taxiairport and back, shared£50–£85
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£1,635–£3,170

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Hillarys

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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