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Lancelin (back beach)
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
34Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 7 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 676kJ
- Wind
- W 8 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 722kJ
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 687kJ
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 1,393kJ
- Wind
- SSE 12 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 909kJ
- Wind
- SE 14 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sat 7 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 459kJ
- Wind
- SSE 13 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 170kJ
- Wind
- SSW 16 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 133, poor
- Mon 251, fair
- Tue 330, poor
- Wed 443, poor
- Thu 528, poor
- Fri 629, poor
- Sat 718, poor
- Sun 86, too small
- Mon 917, poor
- Tue 1032, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Expertwho it suits
- Works 3–20 ftof swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
- Best May–Jun4 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Lancelin (back beach) 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 | 33, poor | 8 ft10 smushy11 ft at break (est.) | 1,151kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 51, fair | 7 ft9 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 676kJ | wind from the west, 8 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 30, poor | 7 ft9 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 722kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 43, poor | 6 ft10 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 687kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 28, poor | 9 ft10 smushy12 ft at break (est.) | 1,393kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 29, poor | 7 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 909kJ | wind from the south-east, 14 knots | 21°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 18, poor | 6 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 459kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 6, too small | 3 ft10 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 170kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 17, poor | 7 ft8 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 519kJ | wind from the south, 20 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 32, poor | 8 ft9 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 890kJ | wind from the south-east, 13 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 00:36 +0.3 mLow 11:32 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:36 +0.3 mLow 12:17 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:04 +0.2 mLow 12:51 −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.
Best time to go
best May–Jun
Good days in a typical week, each month, for expert surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
1 place
- Ledge 10.5 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Lancelin (back beach)
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (238°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (58°). 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 600 m out (1 in 60). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 23°C in March, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For expert surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, November and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Lancelin, 1.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.
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: 2 towns
2 min by car · 18 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Lancelin its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Ledge Point on Booking.com
16 min by car · 6 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 34h 15m
About 34h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 2h 20m by road
Flights ORD → PER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.