Surf Locations incl Maps

We are trying to work our way around as many surf breaks/beaches as we can. All of these locations have been harvested from online resources (maps, urls, pdfs and newsletters). Some break locations have multiple names – this depends on who you talk to, and what is written down (many clashes).

Photographs

Any break/beach name labelled with an * has not been photographed yet.

Boranup
	Conto’s Beach*	Conto Springs*
Cape Naturaliste
	Other Side of the Moon*	Windmills*
Denmark
	Ocean Beach
Ellensbrook (Yebble)
	Ellensbrook Mainbreak
Gnarabup
	Suicides*	Bombie*	Boatramps	Gnarabup*	Cyrils / The Lope
	Grunters	Gas Bay/Sewers Beach	Gas Bay	The Hollow*
Gracetown
Map (external tab)	North Point	Huzzas	South Point	Cobblestones
		Japps	Little Uluwatu	Karates	Noises
	Lefthanders	Umbies*		The Womb
Injidup
Map (external tab)	Pea Break	Car Parks	The Point*
Prevelly
	The Box	Rivermouth	Fraggle Rock
	Mainbreak	Surfer’s Point	Southside	Bombie
Redgate
	Redgate Beach
Yallingup
	Mouse Traps*	Shallows	Rabbits	Main Break	Lagoon/Reef
Map (external tab)	Palastines*	Supertubes*	Smith’s Reef	Smith’s Beach	Smith’s Point
Wilyabrup
	Moses Rock		Honeycombes

Boranup

Conto’s Beach

• The basics: Left-hander peeling over sand and reef.
• Swell: S-SW swell best around 5 to 8ft, SE wind.
• Tide: All tides.
• A great wave set in a stunning, secluded bay, Contos can be a friendly wave when it’s on the smaller side. Camp at Contos and explore the beach for a beautiful day in the water.

Conto Springs

• The basics: Beach-break, right to left.
• Swell: Starts working at 2m-2.5m / 6ft-8ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft
• Tide: Low and mid tide.

Cape Naturaliste

Other Side of the Moon

• The basics: Other Side of the Moon is an exposed reef break that has dependable surf.
• Swell: The best wind direction is from the east northeast.
• Tide: Best around mid tide. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest.
• Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. There is a left hand reef break. Often Crowded. Take care to avoid the rocks.
• Dave also told me that he and Rex Cordingley from Cordingley Surfboards in Subiaco (mid 60s) and another unidentified surfer were looking for on a surf on a small day at Yalls and drove north towards Bunkers looking for a surf near Cape Naturaliste. The boys found a rough bush track at the back of the lighthouse and set off in bare feet with their heavy surfboards. While walking towards a surf break, Dave remarked that the track covered with limestone & rocks looked like the ‘other side of the moon’. After getting back to Margs where they were lodging, a chap there asked where they had surfed, and Rex told him the ‘Other Side of the Moon’. (external link to original article – new tab)

Windmills

• The basics: Beach-break right and left.
• Swell: North West, West, South West, South. Starts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
• Tide: Mid tide
• The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide. A fairly popular wave that can sometimes get crowded. Be careful of rocks and sharks.

Denmark

Ocean Beach

• Ocean Beach is set between the Wilson Inlet and the Great Southern Ocean. Only a few kilometres outside Denmark along Ocean Beach Road. There is a very consistent Break on the southern point of the beach, and then as you move further round the bay, the surf just gets bigger and bigger. The swell wavelength is quite long which makes it great for surfing, but tough to bodysurf.
• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Ellensbrook

Ellensbrook Mainbreak

• The Basics: Ellensbrook is a fairly exposed reef break that has unreliable waves Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Groundswells more frequent than wind swells and the best swell direction is from the west. Rarely crowded here.
• Swell: Easterly
• Tide: 3.6m

 Ellensbrook Bombie

• The Basics: Ellensbrook Bombie is capable of throwing up waves in the 15-20 foot range.
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Gnarabup

Suicides

• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Bombie

• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Boatramps

• The basics: A big, long, left-hander wave over reef for expert surfers with strong arms prepared to paddle a long distance.
• Swell: W-SW swell up to 15ft. E/NE winds.
• Tide: Mid to high tide.

Gnarabup

• Gnarabup Beach is the main beach for Prevelly and is accessible at the southern end where there is a large car park and concrete boat ramp. It is 1.6 km long, faces due west, but is protected by near continuous reefs extending up to 500 m offshore.
• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Gnarabup Lookout – Cyrils / The Lope – (stand at lookout, and look left to first break)

• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Grunters

• The basics: Steep, hollow, right-hander over reef.
• Swell: W-SW swell 3-12 ft and E/NE winds.
• Tide: Mid to high tide.
• Yet another “beware of reefs, currents, crowds, sharks, and etc.” with an exhausting long paddle-out.

Gas Bay (Sewers) Beach

• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Gas Bay

• The basics: Right-hander over shallow reef.
• Swell: S-SW prime at 4-6ft and E winds.
• Tide: Mid to high tide.
• Some mornings, the beach break at Gas Bay can be synonymous with before school day care.
• The reef break can hold up some size. The bigger it gets, the more square the barrels get

The Hollow

• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Gracetown

Huzzas

• The basics: An easy A-frame point break with mostly lefts and the occasional right.
• Swell: S-SW swell at 6ft+. E winds. Breaks wide with moving points on huge days.
• Tide: Mid to high tide.
• Huzzas is a mellow, friendly wave that yields a double-edged sword.
• Because it’s one of the best for learning, prepare to out paddle armies of grommets and beginner surfers.

South Point

• The basics: Long, peeling left-hander over reef.
• Swell: SW 8ft + and E/SE winds.
• Tide: Mid to high tide.
• South Point is a consistently fun wave for most abilities. Paddle out directly in front of the Huzza’s staircase for a ding-free way to get to the wave.
• Otherwise, paddle out at the southern staircase for a shortcut, or over at the point if you’re especially talented (or an idiot).
• South Point is sheltered from the prevailing SW winds, which makes it ideal for bigger winter storms.

Umbies (Ellensbrook)

• The Basics: The Womb is an exposed reef break that is often working. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. There is a left hand reef break. Often Crowded. Hazards include rips, rocks, sharks and isolation.
• Swell: Easterly
• Tide: 3.6m

The Womb

• This spot is about 400 metres north of Ellenbrook Bombie. From Caves Road, drive down Ellenbrook Road (about 6 Km south of Gracetown Turn off). When your at the beach, walk North past the Big wave spot (The Bombie gets almost as big a Margaret’s Main break some days).
• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Injidup

Pea Break

• Pea Break is a fun but shallow rocky reef break. The steep and stepped drop leads to a deep and heavy righthand barrel that exits to a large wall expecting to be hacked. The waves here require skill and can break for up to 100 meters, providing fast and throaty barrels.
• The Basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Car Parks

• The right-hand reef-break below the car park breaks on swells between 1.8 to 3 m.
• The Basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

The Point

• The south end of the bay hosts the Injidup Point Break. This left-hand break is best on swell of 2 to 3.5 m, medium tides and offshore winds. Being protected by the headland, Injidup Point is one of the few surf breaks that is relatively offshore with southerly winds.
• The Basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Prevelly

The Box

• The basics: Extremely heavy right-hander over shallow reef. Emphasis on the shallow.
• Swell: S-SW swell. 8ft + and E winds.
• Tide: Mid to high tide.
• The Box can be seen to the right breaking a short distance out to sea. The Box, is that ‘Specialty Wave’ that’s intense and lurches up out of deep water to break on a shallow jagged reef.
• It’s best on an easterly wind and when the Surf Pro is in town, it is used in conjunction with Mainbreak at Surfers Point.

Rivermouth

• The Basics: Rivermouth is a fairly exposed river break that has unreliable waves.
• Swell: Groundswells more frequent than wind swells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. The river breaks peel to the right.
• Tide: The quality of the surf isn’t affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it’s not likely to be crowded.
• There is a sculptural quality to the Rivermouth landscape. This topography moves.
• As the Margaret River level rises and falls with the movement of seasons and changes in the volumes of water flowing from the catchment some 60 kilometres up river, her banks expand and contract, shaping the surrounding sand banks and altering her course as she spills into the ocean at Rivermouth beach.
• The river has a calm, brackish quality at odds with the wild, salt pound of waves dumping on the shore. It’s a contrast played out by the people who come here.
• Young kids on boogie boards paddling the river. Young guns on short boards racing the wave face as it curls toward rock and shore.

Fraggle Rock

• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Mainbreak

• The basics: Left and right-handers over reef.
• Swell: SW swell at 3ft+ and E winds. Can handle up to 25ft.
• Tide: Mid to high tide.
• Of course, no guide would be complete without, Surfer’s Point in Margaret River, arguably the most iconic wave in WA. The left tends to be friendlier than the right. Paddle out is located a few steps north of the staircase where you’ll find an easy-to-spot keyhole.
• With strong currents and shallow reef, it is best to watch Surfer’s Point for a few minutes before heading out. This wave is also a popular wind and kitesurfing spot for when the sea breeze kicks in. It starts working at 3-4 ft and holds up to over 20 ft which makes it a go-to spot for grommets and maniacs alike.

Southside

• The basics: Left and right-handers over reef.
• Swell: SW-W swells at 4-10ft and E winds.
• Tide: Mid to high tide.
• Both left and right has a steep, unforgiving take off. However, the right is an overall easier wave. Left is long, hollow, and for experienced surfers only.

Surfer’s Point

• The basics: Left and right-handers over reef.
• Swell: SW swell at 3ft+ and E winds. Can handle up to 25ft.
• Tide: Mid to high tide.
• Of course, no guide would be complete without, Surfer’s Point in Margaret River, arguably the most iconic wave in WA.
• The left tends to be friendlier than the right.
• Paddle out is located a few steps north of the staircase where you’ll find an easy to spot keyhole. With strong currents and shallow reef, it is best to watch Surfer’s Point for a few minutes before heading out.
• This wave is also a popular wind and kitesurfing spot for when the sea breeze kicks in.
• It start working at 3-4 ft and holds up to over 20 ft which makes it a go-to spot for grommets and nutters alike.

Bombie

• The basics: Left and right-handers over shallow reef. Experienced surfers only.
• Swell: S-SW swells E/NE winds. 10-12ft+ and handles big waves.
• Tide: Mid tide is best.
• One of the biggest waves in the region, The Bombie is where surfers go to get a nice scrub between the ears during wipeouts.
• The brave paddle out and you might spot a few surfers towing in.

Redgate

Redgate Beach

• The basics: Generally friendly right and left-handers over sand.
• Swell: S-SW swell E winds works at 4ft+.
• Tide: All tides
• A safe-haven for beginner and intermediate surfers.

Yallingup (Smith’s)

Palastines

• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Supertubes

• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC
• This glorious beach throws up several different waves of varying difficulty, the most challenging being Super Tubes, found at the far northern end. Put short, Super Tubes is a serious wave breaking over sharp reef in shallow water. As such, it has become the go to spot for visiting professional surfers looking to spruce up a web clip. It breaks best in a sou-west swell on most tides with an easterly wind. (click for original location – opens in new tab)

Smith’s Reef

• The break is in the middle of the bay.
• Well known right and left set up, the right is much better and can hold odd barrels on big days. Usually shoulder to head and a half in size works on 2.5 to 4 m swells and and all tides. Shape of bay also offers some protection from prevailing S to SW winds.
• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Smith’s Beach

• The basics: Left-hander breaking over sandy reef. Be careful when paddling in or out, the reef is sharp and hidden under a thin layer of sand.
• Swell: SW-W swell at 7ft+. SE winds.
• Tide: Low to mid tide
• This entire stretch of beach has a few spots to choose from.
• Smith’s is a great spot for beginner/intermediate surfers when it’s small.
• When it picks up in size you will understand why the two neighbouring spots are called Supertubes and Torpedo’s.
• It’s possible to walk out on the wooden platform in the parking lot and scope which wave suits your fancy.

Smith’s Point

The basics: TBC

• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Yallingup

Shallows

• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Mouse Traps

• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Main Break

• The basics: Right and left-handers over reef. Can have a few shallow spots that you will have to navigate around.
• Swell: S-SW swell. E/SE winds. Best 6ft+.
• Tide: All tides
• Yallingup Main Break is a good all around wave that is usually working in all conditions.
• There’s not a really friendly way to paddle out – you will have to brave walking over shallow reef straight ahead from the staircase.
• Though it can be friendly for beginners, always check for currents.
• On a big day it’s better left to the experienced.

Lagoon / Reef

• The basics: TBC
• Swell: TBC
• Tide: TBC

Wilyabrup

Moses Rock

• The basics: A long left over shallow reef. Can get heavy.
• Swell: S-SW swells 2-8ft. E wind. A swell magnet, check here if nothing is breaking elsewhere.
• Tide: Mid to high tide.
• Moses Rock has a steep take off at the point and a friendly take off on the shoulder. The paddle out through the rocks can be tricky, especially on a bigger day.
• Strong currents and rips can pick up very quickly so take note of changing conditions. Reef booties recommended.
• Fortunately, it’s a swell magnet that works when everywhere else is flat.
• If you’re very lucky, the local pod of dolphins surf the waves right next to you! Beware of cheeky drop-ins!
• Friendlier neighbour to spots like The Gallows and The Guillotine.

Honeycombes

• The basics: Honeycombs is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf.
• Swell: The best wind direction is from the east.
• Tide: Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right.
• Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for sharks.