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Investigators
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
11Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 5 ft swell at 9 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 s
- Energy
- 701kJ
- Wind
- W 12 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 s
- Energy
- 745kJ
- Wind
- SSW 15 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 s
- Energy
- 785kJ
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft11 s
- Energy
- 1,274kJ
- Wind
- S 16 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 s
- Energy
- 565kJ
- Wind
- SSW 21 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 s
- Energy
- 371kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 s
- Energy
- 136kJ
- Wind
- S 19 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, too big
- Mon 20, too big
- Tue 30, too big
- Wed 40, too big
- Thu 50, too big
- Fri 66, poor
- Sat 736, poor
- Sun 816, too small
- Mon 90, too big
- Tue 100, too big
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–18 ftof swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
Investigators does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft10 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 1,085kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 701kJ | wind from the west, 12 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 s3 ft at break (est.) | 745kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 785kJ | wind from the east, 8 knots | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft11 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 1,274kJ | wind from the south, 16 knots | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 6, poor | 5 ft10 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 565kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 21 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 36, poor | 5 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 371kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft10 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 136kJ | offshorewind from the south, 19 knots, offshore | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 500kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 21 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 863kJ | wind from the south-east, 14 knots | 17°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 00:31 +0.3 mLow 11:42 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:26 +0.3 mLow 12:26 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:52 +0.2 mLow 12:58 −0.2 mHigh 22:15 +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.
Map
the spot and its town
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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Investigators
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (327°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (147°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–18 ft of swell. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 23°C in March, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Rottnest Island, 3.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 11 surf spots.
Water about 20°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: Rottnest Island
6 min by car
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Rottnest Island 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 33h
About 33h door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 1h 05m by road
Flights ORD → PER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.