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20161219 1055 Margaret River Australia. Cape to Cape track
Near Boodjidup. Photo: Lasthib, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Boodjidup

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

55Fair out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

6 days tie for best, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 55 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 55 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 55 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 55 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 55 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 55 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Mon 9 · 46 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Wtakes swell from the W
  • Offshore: Ewind from the land
  • Expertwho it suits
  • Works 3–20 ftof swell
  • Water 19 °C2 mm shorty

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual surf conditions at Boodjidup, each day of your trip
DaySwellEnergyWindTemp
Tue 3to 8usually8 ft10 s1,226kJS18°C
Mon 9usually8 ft9 s993kJS19°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Map

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Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather, a surf spot for experts: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Boodjidup

20161219 1059 Margaret River Australia
Near Boodjidup, 1 km away. Photo: Lasthib, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More surf near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Boodjidup

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces W (262°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (82°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 3–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 52). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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, 9.7 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 9 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,040–US$3,900 each

about US$2,040–US$3,900 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
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 bagabout US$1,070–US$2,230
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$241
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$355–US$596
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$141–US$234
Totalabout US$2,040–US$3,900

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Gnarabup

about 5 min by car · 25 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 25 places to stay in Gnarabup · Booking.com

About Gnarabup its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 36h 25m

About 36h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 4h 30m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.