Surfing WA

If you're going surfing  WA, its not hard to find good surf spots!

Western Australia

Western Australia  is the largest state in Australia, with 12889km of coastline...so as you can imagine, there's going to be plenty of waves.

The capital city , Perth, just happens to be the most remote capital in the world, and the total population of WA is only just over 2 million people.....so yes...there's lots of opportunity for uncrowded surf!

NOT, however, in the Perth metro area.
Perth is rumoured to have the most surfers per capita of any city in the world...why is not a mystery...the state surfing association runs excellent programs for schools, as part of their school curriculum, so most kids get the opportunity to say "they surf".

Having said that..what I have to tell you is that the surf in the Perth Metro area is very ordinary ... which is why the surf is never as crowded as the stats might suggest...because many "wannabe" surfers simply give up before they get to explore the more remote beaches of our coast, where all the great surf spots are to be found!

Big waves, offshore reef surfing, excellent beach breaks...all there for the taking...you just need to know where to go...

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Where to go surfing  WA :

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SURFING WA-ROTTNEST ISLAND

If you're thinking of surfing  WA and you're starting off in Perth, then Rottnest island is the place to go!

Rottnest island lies about18 kms off the coast of Perth. It's a favourite weekend destination for many Perth families.
You can get there easily by ferry  (The prices are usually quite reasonable)

This is where the best (only?) surf in Perth is to be found ... and it's definitely worth a visit.

There are no cars on the island, but there's a good bus service which takes you around the island, with plenty of drop-offs near the surfing locations.

SURFING WA - MANDURAH to BUNBURY AREA

The railway line from Perth now stretches all the way south  to Mandurah. It's 75km from Perth to Mandurah, and 180km from Perth to Bunbury.
Down here you need bigger swell, and easterly winds...So in terms of swell, this area is great in fall/autumn and winter.

SURFING WA - DUNSBOROUGH to YALLINGUP

Heading South from Bunbury..this is where the good stuff starts!  ...and not just in terms of surfing.

It's a beautiful, rugged part of WA, with plenty of great wineries and fabulous, uncrowded beaches.
There's plenty of accommodation and good restuarants to be found.    
 

SURFING WA - MARGARET RIVER AREA

Mostly famous  for Mainbreak at Prevelly, the Margaret River area boasts some serious, quality surf spots, bound to get you hooked on surfing in WA!
Margaret River has produced some seriously good surfers  over the years, and its not hard to see why.
A trip to WA is not complete without  more than just a few sessions in this area.

SURFING WA - AUGUSTA, DENMARK, ALBANY, ESPERANCE

Here at the southernmost part of Western Australia, and heading in an easterly direction, you're heading into some really isolated countryside.

With the massive southerly swells that hit this coastline, there's plenty of really big waves to be found....if that's  what you're after.

There's plenty of very uncrowded, excellent surfing sessions to be had.   Many unlisted breaks.
This is  the really adventurous part of surfing in WA...miles of deserted beaches.