Gearies
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
30Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 5 ft swell at 10 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 390kJ
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 444kJ
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 638kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 377kJ
- Wind
- SE 12 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 163kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 40kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Mon 9 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 372kJ
- Wind
- SSE 17 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 218, too small
- Tue 330, too small
- Wed 441, too small
- Thu 533, too small
- Fri 634, too small
- Sat 714, too small
- Sun 87, too small
- Mon 924, too small
- Tue 1039, too small
- Wed 1129, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Feb–Apr2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 18, too small | 5 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 388kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 30, too small | 5 ft9 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 390kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 41, too small | 5 ft10 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 444kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 33, too small | 5 ft11 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 638kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 34, too small | 5 ft10 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 377kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft9 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 163kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 40kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 24, too small | 4 ft11 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 372kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 17 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 39, too small | 4 ft11 ssoft4 ft at break (est.) | 392kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 184kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore | 16°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:23 +0.2 mLow 12:25 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:11 +0.2 mLow 12:54 −0.2 mHigh 21:44 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:39 +0.1 mHigh 05:17 +0.1 mLow 13:03 −0.1 mHigh 19:54 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Feb–Apr
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Gearies
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (300°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (120°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 49). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 18°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 February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mandurah, 8.9 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to PER, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$1,070–US$2,230 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$147–US$241 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$355–US$596 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$596 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$141–US$234 |
| Total | about 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: 2 towns
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about 20 min by car · 40 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Mandurah its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Preston Beach on Booking.com
about 1h by car · 4 places to stay
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 33h 25m
About 33h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 1h 30m by road
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