Vlamingh head
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
16Poor out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 76kJ
- Wind
- S 13 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tue 3 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 41kJ
- Wind
- S 15 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 58kJ
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Temp
- 33°C
Thu 5 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 65kJ
- Wind
- WSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 34°C
Fri 6 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 88kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 34°C
Sat 7 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 48kJ
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Temp
- 33°C
Sun 8 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Temp
- 32°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 118, too small
- Mon 215, too small
- Tue 318, too small
- Wed 412, too small
- Thu 514, too small
- Fri 618, too small
- Sat 716, too small
- Sun 811, too small
- Mon 924, too small
- Tue 1022, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Ntakes swell from the N
- Offshore: Swind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 25 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 18, too small | 3 ft11 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 144kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 76kJ | offshorewind from the south, 13 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 18, too small | 3 ft5 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 41kJ | offshorewind from the south, 15 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 58kJ | offshorewind from the south, 11 knots, offshore | 33°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft8 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 65kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 34°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 88kJ | offshorewind from the south, 9 knots, offshore | 34°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 48kJ | offshorewind from the south, 8 knots, offshore | 33°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | offshorewind from the south, 11 knots, offshore | 32°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 24, too small | 3 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 94kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, offshore | 32°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 22, too small | 4 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 107kJ | offshorewind from the south, 13 knots, offshore | 30°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 01:11 +0.8 mLow 08:15 −0.7 mHigh 14:41 +0.2 mLow 19:32 −0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:00 +0.6 mLow 09:08 −0.6 mHigh 15:46 +0.2 mLow 20:40 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:04 +0.4 mLow 10:14 −0.4 mHigh 17:10 +0.2 mLow 22:35 −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.
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About Vlamingh head
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces N (351°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (171°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 32). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Exmouth Western Australia. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.
Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Exmouth Western Australia
24 min by car · 17 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
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Nearest beds: Exmouth Western Australia, 14 km (about 25 min by car)
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