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Mouse Traps
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 5 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 615kJ
- Wind
- WNW 14 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 665kJ
- Wind
- SSW 14 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 940kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 974kJ
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Fri 6 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 511kJ
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 327kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 26 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 120kJ
- Wind
- SSW 10 kn
- Temp
- 17°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 626, poor
- Sat 744, poor
- Sun 826, poor
- Mon 90, too big
- Tue 100, too big
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Mar–May1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft10 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 846kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots | 16°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 615kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 665kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft10 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 940kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft10 shollow8 ft at break (est.) | 974kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 17°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 26, poor | 6 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 511kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 44, poor | 5 ft9 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 327kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 26, poor | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 120kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft7 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 407kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 750kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 16°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 00:18 +0.3 mLow 12:12 −0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:08 +0.3 mLow 12:55 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:04 +0.2 mLow 13:27 −0.2 mHigh 21:51 +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).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 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, its town, photos
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More surf near here
5 places
- Double Reef 0.6 km away
- Isolators 0.6 km away
- Rabbit Hill 0.6 km away
- Yallingup 0.8 km away
- Yallingup Shorebreak 0.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Mouse Traps
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (279°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (99°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 13). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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 intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April and May, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Yallingup, 1.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 11 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
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
2 min by car · 18 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Yallingup its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Dunsborough on Booking.com
13 min by car · 35 places to stay
- Beds in Wilyabrup on Booking.com
31 min by car · 1 place 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 35h 50m
About 35h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 3h 55m by road
Flights ORD → PER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.