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The Bommie - Cow Bombie, Australia

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About The Bommie - Cow Bombie

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

The spot faces W (287°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (107°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 18°C in September, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 22°C in March, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Margaret River. 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 36 h 10 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. 4 h 20 from the airport to The Bommie - Cow Bombie.

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Margaret River, 14 km (about 25 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer The Bommie - Cow Bombie: plan on the drive each day you surf.

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

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Bommie - Cow Bombie, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct37, fair8 ft9 smushy894kJwind from the west, 8 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct21, poor9 ft9 smushy1,050kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big13 ft12 smushy4,153kJwind from the north-west, 17 knots18°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big16 ft11 smushy5,697kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots15°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big14 ft11 smushy4,504kJwind from the south-west, 17 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big13 ft10 scrumbling3,010kJwind from the south-south-west, 15 knots14°C
Sun 25Oct41, fair10 ft10 scrumbling2,023kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots15°C
Mon 26Oct49, good6 ft9 scrumbling578kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore19°C
Tue 27Oct23, too small4 ft9 scrumbling193kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore23°C
Wed 28Oct5, too small3 ft9 smushy92kJwind from the north-west, 13 knots18°C

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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 4h 20 by road. About 36h 10 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

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

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Surf The Bommie - Cow Bombie

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 10 ft at 10 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 4h 20 by road. About 36h 10 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,695–£3,265 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
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£1,695–£3,265

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

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