Is it worth the trip?
43Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 4 ft swell at 10 s, onshore wind, 13 kn (25 km/h)
Mon 2 · 24 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 199kJ
- Wind
- WNW 12 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tue 3 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 337kJ
- Wind
- WSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Wed 4 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 369kJ
- Wind
- E 2 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 40 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 449kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Fri 6 · 82 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 268kJ
- Wind
- ESE 13 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 142kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 55kJ
- Wind
- SSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 145, fair
- Mon 224, poor
- Tue 311, poor
- Wed 446, fair
- Thu 540, poor
- Fri 682, good
- Sat 735, poor
- Sun 813, too small
- Mon 950, fair
- Tue 1060, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
The gate 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 | 45, fair | 5 ft9 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 310kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 17°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 24, poor | 4 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 199kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 11, poor | 5 ft8 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 337kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 46, fair | 5 ft9 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 369kJ | offshorewind from the east, 2 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 40, poor | 5 ft11 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 449kJ | wind from the south, 7 knots | 20°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 82, good | 4 ft10 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 268kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 35, poor | 3 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 142kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 55kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 50, fair | 4 ft9 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 278kJ | wind from the south, 13 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 60, good | 4 ft10 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 308kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore | 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 NovLow 11:52 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:41 +0.2 mLow 12:35 −0.3 mHigh 23:59 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:17 +0.1 mHigh 03:32 +0.1 mLow 13:04 −0.2 mHigh 21:15 +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).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
5 places
- Rednex 0 km away
- Binningup 0.4 km away
- Myalup reef 9 km away
- Bunbury - Cut 16.7 km away
- Bunbury - Fragles 17.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About The gate
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (274°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (94°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 29). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Binningup, 1.2 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
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 · 4 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Binningup its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Bunbury on Booking.com
35 min by car · 37 places to stay
- Beds in Preston Beach on Booking.com
53 min by car · 4 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 34h 35m
About 34h 35m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 2h 40m by road
Flights ORD → PER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.