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Bunker bay - Boneyards 86.3

#1234 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · Western Australia · near Busselton

Works almost every day, no off season, a mission to reach.

Works all yearRemoteIntermediate
Surf score86.3 /100
Surfable days97% of the year
Clean days38% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell74% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.7 ft median
Water20°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Bunker bay - Boneyards

The best time to surf Bunker bay - Boneyards is September, October, November. The season runs Jun to Jun. In October the water sits around 19°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is PER (198 km) and the nearest town is Busselton (31 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan98%27%1.0 m21°C2mm
Feb97%28%1.0 m21°C2mm
Mar93%38%0.9 m21°C2mm
Apr98%35%1.1 m21°C2mm
May96%39%1.3 m21°C2mm
Jun95%41%1.6 m20°C2mm
Jul95%30%1.9 m19°C3/2
Aug97%38%1.5 m18°C3/2
Sep100%42%1.4 m18°C3/2
Oct97%51%1.1 m19°C3/2
Nov99%43%0.9 m20°C2mm
Dec97%42%0.9 m21°C2mm

Why 86.3

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
23.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.6
Water comfort 10%
4.9
Access 10%
5.6

The detail

Faces 35° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 52% of days. Mean peak period 12.6 s. Days over 3 m: 6%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 58%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -33.545, 115.046 (OpenStreetMap).

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