Weed Banks
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
9Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: too small (3 ft swell at 6 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 s
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- WNW 14 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 s
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- SSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 s
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 s
- Energy
- 31kJ
- Wind
- S 5 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 s
- Energy
- 21kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft10 s
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sun 8 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 s
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- S 16 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 18, too small
- Mon 23, too small
- Tue 316, too small
- Wed 48, too small
- Thu 510, too small
- Fri 68, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 84, too small
- Mon 99, too small
- Tue 108, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 19 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft11 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 34kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 3, too small | 2 ft5 s3 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 14 knots | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 16, too small | 3 ft6 s3 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft10 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft10 s1 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | offshorewind from the south, 5 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft11 s1 ft at break (est.) | 21kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft10 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | offshorewind from the south, 16 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft10 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft11 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 25kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore | 20°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 00:07 +0.3 mLow 12:05 −0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:53 +0.3 mLow 12:48 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:15 +0.2 mLow 13:18 −0.2 mHigh 21:46 +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.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
4 places
- Port Geographe, Busseton 0.2 km away
- Port Geograph Bay 5.3 km away
- Secret Beach 7 km away
- West-Busso Point 7.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Weed Banks
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (335°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (155°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea is about 16°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Busselton, 4.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot 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
3 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Geographe its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Busselton on Booking.com
8 min by car · 34 places to stay
- Beds in Peppermint Grove Beach on Booking.com
27 min by car · 6 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 35h 40m
About 35h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → PER, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 3h 45m by road
Flights ORD → PER on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.