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Yanchep, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Jpoeta2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

lil rangas

Surf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

42Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 7 ft swell at 10 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 50 out of 100

Swell
6 ft9 smushy
Energy
623kJ
Wind
W 8 kn
Temp
19°C

Tue 3 · 38 out of 100

Swell
7 ft9 smushy
Energy
578kJ
Wind
SSW 11 kn
Temp
19°C

Wed 4 · 51 out of 100

Swell
7 ft10 ssoft
Energy
891kJ
Wind
SSE 5 kn
Temp
25°C

Thu 5 · 38 out of 100

Swell
8 ft11 smushy
Energy
1,320kJ
Wind
S 6 kn
Temp
21°C

Fri 6 · 46 out of 100

Swell
7 ft10 ssoft
Energy
775kJ
Wind
SE 10 kn
Temp
24°C

Sat 7 · 28 out of 100

Swell
5 ft9 ssoft
Energy
366kJ
Wind
SE 6 kn
Temp
23°C

Sun 8 · 11 out of 100

Swell
3 ft10 smushy
Energy
138kJ
Wind
S 7 kn
Temp
21°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 141, poor
  2. Mon 250, fair
  3. Tue 338, poor
  4. Wed 451, fair
  5. Thu 538, poor
  6. Fri 646, fair
  7. Sat 728, too small
  8. Sun 811, too small
  9. Mon 921, poor
  10. Tue 1054, fair

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
  • Best Mar–May2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at lil rangas, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov41, poor8 ft10 smushy11 ft at break (est.)1,049kJwind from the south-west, 9 knots19°C
Mon 2Nov50, fair6 ft9 smushy9 ft at break (est.)623kJwind from the west, 8 knots19°C
Tue 3Nov38, poor7 ft9 smushy9 ft at break (est.)578kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots19°C
Wed 4Nov51, fair7 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.)891kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots25°C
Thu 5Nov38, poor8 ft11 smushy11 ft at break (est.)1,320kJwind from the south, 6 knots21°C
Fri 6Nov46, fair7 ft10 ssoft9 ft at break (est.)775kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots24°C
Sat 7Nov28, too small5 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.)366kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots23°C
Sun 8Nov11, too small3 ft10 smushy5 ft at break (est.)138kJwind from the south, 7 knots21°C
Mon 9Nov21, poor6 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.)447kJwind from the south, 13 knots21°C
Tue 10Nov54, fair7 ft10 ssoft9 ft at break (est.)832kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots23°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 00:39 +0.3 mLow 11:32 −0.3 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:39 +0.3 mLow 12:19 −0.2 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 03:13 +0.2 mLow 12:54 −0.2 mHigh 22:01 +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.

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the spot and its town

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About lil rangas

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

The spot faces SW (244°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (64°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 87). 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 22°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April and May, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Yanchep, 1.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 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 
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

Yanchep

3 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Yanchep · Booking.com

About Yanchep 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 10m

About 33h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 1h 15m by road

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