Yallingup surf forecast
Yallingup Main Break is a west-facing reef that works best in 1.2–3 m of swell with an east wind blowing offshore. It is an exposed and reliable break, with both lefts and rights on the reef.
Yallingup surf report, hour by hour
This table gives the swell, wind and tide for Yallingup Main Break, hour by hour. The reef likes mid tide, an east wind and swell between 1.2 and 3 m.
Updated 15:58next run 20:40Open-Meteo wave and wind models
06:00–10:00 · glassy
Today 3 Nov
Skip: the wind spoils it, overhead, cross-shore SSW.
Tide and daylight
- Low
- 02:30
- Low
- 13:30
- High
- 20:50
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:49
Every hour, 05–21
Tomorrow 4 Nov
Go 06-10, clean well overhead, glassy.
Kiwi's best shot: 06:00–10:00
Tide and daylight
- Low
- 02:30
- High
- 05:30
- Low
- 12:29
- High
- 20:30
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:49
Every hour, 05–21
Thursday 5 Nov
Worth it 05-09, clean well overhead, cross-offshore SE.
Best window: 05:00–09:00
Tide and daylight
- Low
- 03:00
- High
- 06:10
- Low
- 08:30
- Low
- 12:10
- High
- 19:10
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 18:50
Every 3 hours
Friday 6 Nov
Go 10-13, clean overhead, offshore SE.
Best window: 10:00–13:00
Tide and daylight
- Low
- 03:50
- High
- 10:30
- High
- 19:29
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:51
Every 3 hours
Forecast point: Yallingup (-33.641, 115.020). Waves = estimated breaking height at the beach. Data: Open-Meteo wave and weather models (CC BY 4.0). Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information. Surf at your own risk.
Watch the wind column first. Yallingup faces west, so winds from the east are offshore here. Other forecasters name the south-east as the best wind direction.
Surf spots at and around Yallingup
Three Bears, Yallingup, Smiths Beach and Injidup are counted as the beaches of Yallingup, and each one has surf breaks of the same name. These are well-known surfing spots. The roads to the breaks branch off Caves Road, but a nearby road does not always mean there is access.
Yallingup (Main Break)
Reef breakIntermediate+The main reef faces west and takes swell from the south round to the north-west. The best swell angle is from the south-west, groundswells are more common than windswells, and both lefts and rights break on the reef.
The hazards are shallow reef, strong rips and sharks. Rocks are another danger here. Sources: surf-forecast.com
Rabbit Hill
Just north of townHas a webcamRabbit Hill is listed together with Yallingup as a break just north of the town. The coast north of Yallingup is described as isolated and hard to reach. A webcam is listed for Rabbit Hill. Sources: en.wikipedia.org · worldcam.eu
Three Bears
North of YallingupHard accessThree Bears sits about halfway between Sugarloaf Rock and Yallingup. It lies on the stretch of coast north of Yallingup that is isolated and difficult to get to. Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Smiths and Supertubes
Smiths BeachHas a webcamSmiths and Supertubes both break at Smiths Beach, south of Yallingup. A webcam looks over the beach from the Smiths Beach Resort. That cam is about 3 km from the Yallingup beach cam. Sources: en.wikipedia.org · worldcam.eu
Injidup Point and Pea Break
South end of InjidupNear Cape ClairaultInjidup Point, also called Carparks, and Pea Break are at the south end of Injidup Beach, just north of Cape Clairault. Injidup Beach also has a natural rock pool called Injidup Natural Spa, or Wyadup Spa. Sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
What Yallingup needs to fire
These are the exact rules behind Kiwi's rating for this spot. Every hour of the forecast is scored on all four, then turned into a rating of 1 to 5 stars.
Swell
South to north-west swell
The break faces west, at 280°, and picks up swell from 200° to 320°, so from the south round to the north-west.
Wind
East wind is offshore
The offshore wind here blows from the east, at about 100°. In December last year the wind was offshore on about 81% of days.
Tide
Best around mid tide
Our setup for the Main Break rates mid tide as the best stage.
Size
Ideal at 1.2–3 m
Waves under about 0.8 m are too small for this reef, and it is at its best between 1.2 and 3 m. Above about 4.5 m it is too big.
Shortcut: look for 1.2–3 m of swell from between the south and the north-west, an east wind and a mid tide.
The best months to surf Yallingup
We replayed Kiwi's rating on every day of the last year and counted how often Yallingup's best window reached 4 or 5 stars.
Nov–MarPrime time
This is the best stretch: 61% of days rate 4+ in February and 57% in November. Other forecasters also name February as the month with the most clean waves.
Apr–MayStill good, a little less often
Good days drop off, with 33% of days rating 4+ in April and 23% in May. Typical size is still close to the ideal range, at about 2.6–3 m.
Jun–OctBig and less often clean
Winter swells run bigger, with a typical size of about 4.2 m in August, close to the point where the reef is too big. Only 7% of days rate 4+ in September.
Before you go
Hazards
This reef is shallow, the rips are strong, and sharks are a known risk.
Other surf guides also list rocks and sharks as hazards at Yallingup Beach. Sources: surf-forecast.com
Getting there
Yallingup is 256 km south of Perth and 34 km west of Busselton.
The closest passenger airport is Perth Jandakot, about 189 km away in a straight line, and Perth International is about 208 km away. Sources: en.wikipedia.org · surf-forecast.com
Access
The roads to the local breaks run off Caves Road, the main western road between Dunsborough and Augusta. A road near a break does not promise that you can get to the water.
The breaks north of Yallingup are isolated and hard to reach, while those to the south are mostly easier to get to. Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Crowds
The lineup at Yallingup Beach can sometimes get crowded. Surfing has been well established along this coast since the 1970s, and it is a strong part of local community life. Sources: surf-forecast.com · en.wikipedia.org
Water temperature and wetsuit
The sea stays near 20.5–20.7 °C from January to April.
The water cools to about 18–18.5 °C from July to October, with a low of 17.9 °C in September.
Surf cams
Webcams are listed for Yallingup Beach, Rabbit Hill and Smiths Beach. The Smiths Beach cam is run through Surfline. Sources: worldcam.eu
Marine park and nearby sights
Some of the breaks in this region sit in Special Purpose Zones for surfing inside the Ngari Capes Marine Park.
On flat days you can visit Ngilgi Cave and Canal Rocks in Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, or walk the Cape to Cape Track, which crosses the beach west of town. Sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
Where the numbers come from
The method
Kiwi takes Open-Meteo's wave and wind models (ECMWF WAM, Météo-France, NOAA GFS and Open-Meteo's best-match blend) at a point about 5 km off Yallingup. There is no buoy correction here yet: these are the models as they come.
Each hour is scored on the four rules above (swell, wind, tide, size). The stars are calibrated on a full year of data for Australia, so 4 stars at Yallingup is a genuinely good day by that country's standard.
What we can say
The season chart and the stars use the same rules, replayed on the archive: a month marked good was good by these rules, not by a surf report.
Without a buoy nearby, the size at the beach is our model's estimate, not a measurement.
Yallingup surf questions
Is Yallingup good for beginners?
The Main Break is a reef best suited to intermediate and advanced surfers. It has shallow reef, strong rips and sharks.
When is the best time to surf Yallingup?
November to March gives the most good days, with February at 61% of days rated 4+. Other forecasters also name February as the best month for clean waves.
How cold is the water in Yallingup in December?
The sea is about 20.4 °C in December.
Is there a Yallingup surf cam?
Yes, webcams are listed for Yallingup Beach, Rabbit Hill and Smiths Beach. Check them together with the surf report on this page.
What wind and tide does Yallingup need?
An east wind is offshore, and mid tide is the best stage at the Main Break. Other guides say south-east winds are best and that the reef can work at all stages of the tide.
How far is Yallingup from Perth?
Yallingup is 256 km south of Perth and 34 km west of Busselton.
Check the Yallingup surf forecast before you drive
Look at the hourly swell, wind and tide for Yallingup Main Break, and pick the session when the wind turns east and the swell sits between 1.2 and 3 m.