Separation Point
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
26Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 7 ft swell at 11 s
Tue 3 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 555kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 440kJ
- Wind
- SSE 7 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 1,147kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 646kJ
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 323kJ
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 172kJ
- Wind
- S 15 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Mon 9 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 527kJ
- Wind
- S 22 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 262, good
- Tue 330, poor
- Wed 428, too small
- Thu 535, poor
- Fri 627, poor
- Sat 713, too small
- Sun 89, too small
- Mon 913, too small
- Tue 1027, poor
- Wed 1136, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 62, good | 6 ft10 ssoft9 ft at break (est.) | 687kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 30, poor | 6 ft9 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 555kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 28, too small | 5 ft10 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 440kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 35, poor | 7 ft11 smushy10 ft at break (est.) | 1,147kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 27, poor | 6 ft9 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 646kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 13, too small | 4 ft10 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 323kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 9, too small | 5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 172kJ | wind from the south, 15 knots | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 13, too small | 5 ft10 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 527kJ | wind from the south, 22 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 27, poor | 7 ft7 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 460kJ | wind from the south-east, 10 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 36, too small | 4 ft11 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 376kJ | wind from the east, 11 knots | 22°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
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:09 +0.3 mLow 12:11 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:49 +0.2 mLow 12:40 −0.2 mHigh 20:05 +0.1 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 01:42 +0.1 mHigh 05:25 +0.1 mLow 12:46 −0.1 mHigh 19:29 +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
No month stands out
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
- 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
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Separation Point
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (223°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (43°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 3.6 km out (1 in 357). 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 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Geraldton, 3.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 21°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).
Where to stay: Geraldton
about 5 min by car · 31 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Geraldton its beds, food and every spot near it
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