Is it worth the trip?
49Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 9 ft swell at 10 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 835kJ
- Wind
- WNW 14 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 762kJ
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 68 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,339kJ
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Thu 5 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 1,355kJ
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 824kJ
- Wind
- ESE 13 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 462kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 139kJ
- Wind
- SSE 13 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 154, fair
- Mon 222, poor
- Tue 345, fair
- Wed 468, good
- Thu 552, fair
- Fri 659, fair
- Sat 730, too small
- Sun 815, too small
- Mon 938, poor
- Tue 1067, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Expertwho it suits
- Works 4–20 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Mar–May3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Guillotines does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 54, fair | 8 ft10 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 1,291kJ | wind from the west, 8 knots | 16°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 22, poor | 7 ft9 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 835kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 45, fair | 7 ft9 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 762kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 68, good | 9 ft10 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 1,339kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore | 16°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 52, fair | 8 ft10 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 1,355kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 59, fair | 7 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 824kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 30, too small | 5 ft9 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 462kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 139kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 38, poor | 8 ft9 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 982kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 67, good | 8 ft10 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 1,041kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore | 19°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
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:27 +0.3 mLow 12:30 −0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:17 +0.3 mLow 13:13 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:40 +0.2 mLow 13:45 −0.2 mHigh 21:58 +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 Mar–May
Good days in a typical week, each month, for expert 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
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Guillotines
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (274°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (94°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 4–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 42). 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). For expert surfers the best months are usually March, April and May, with about 3 good days in 7; in January and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Wilyabrup, 5.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots.
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: 3 towns
9 min by car · 1 place to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Wilyabrup its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Burnside on Booking.com
23 min by car · 8 places to stay
- Beds in Margaret River on Booking.com
29 min by car · 69 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 36h 05m
About 36h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 4h 10m by road
Flights ORD → PER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.