Moore River outer reef
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
9Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 6 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 774kJ
- Wind
- W 8 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 741kJ
- Wind
- WSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 731kJ
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 9 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 1,476kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 ssoft
- Energy
- 917kJ
- Wind
- ESE 10 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 414kJ
- Wind
- SSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 125kJ
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 21°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 60, too big
- Sat 725, poor
- Sun 823, poor
- Mon 90, too big
- Tue 100, too big
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
Moore River outer reef 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 | 7 ft11 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 951kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft10 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 774kJ | wind from the west, 8 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 741kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft10 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 731kJ | wind from the east, 8 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 9 ft11 smushy12 ft at break (est.) | 1,476kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft10 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 917kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 25, poor | 6 ft9 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 414kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 23, poor | 3 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 125kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 21°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 449kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 ssoft10 ft at break (est.) | 919kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 18°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 00:37 +0.3 mLow 11:27 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:37 +0.3 mLow 12:14 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:06 +0.2 mLow 12:49 −0.2 mHigh 22:06 +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 intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 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
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 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.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
3 places
- Guilderton Rivermouth 2 km away
- Derrs 16.4 km away
- Posties 18.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Moore River outer reef
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (241°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (61°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 36). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April and May, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, September and October, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Guilderton, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf 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: 3 towns
2 min by car · 11 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Guilderton its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Yanchep on Booking.com
48 min by car · 4 places to stay
- Beds in Ledge Point on Booking.com
49 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 33h 35m
About 33h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 1h 40m by road
Flights ORD → PER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.