Sidewinders
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
50Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 4 ft swell at 10 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 279kJ
- Wind
- WNW 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 306kJ
- Wind
- SSW 12 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Wed 4 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 312kJ
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 479kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 71 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 289kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 137kJ
- Wind
- S 4 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 52kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 154, fair
- Mon 237, poor
- Tue 344, poor
- Wed 453, fair
- Thu 553, fair
- Fri 671, good
- Sat 733, poor
- Sun 816, too small
- Mon 948, fair
- Tue 1075, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Feb–May2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Sidewinders 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 | 54, fair | 4 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 314kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 37, poor | 5 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 279kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 10 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 44, poor | 5 ft9 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 306kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 19°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 53, fair | 4 ft10 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 312kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 53, fair | 5 ft11 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 479kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 71, good | 4 ft10 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 289kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 33, poor | 3 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 137kJ | wind from the south, 4 knots | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft10 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 52kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 48, fair | 4 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 228kJ | wind from the south, 12 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 75, good | 4 ft11 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 294kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 24°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 00:23 +0.3 mLow 11:44 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:23 +0.2 mLow 12:25 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:11 +0.2 mLow 12:54 −0.2 mHigh 21:44 +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 Feb–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
- Feb2of 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
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 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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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Sidewinders
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (293°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (113°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 24). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 18°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 February, 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 Mandurah, 2.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 13 surf spots and 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: Mandurah
4 min by car · 40 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Mandurah 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 25m
About 33h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 1h 30m by road
Flights ORD → PER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.