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Dunes - Exmouth 89.0

#862 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · Western Australia · near Exmouth

Works almost every day, no off season, gentle enough to learn.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyRemoteBeginner
Surf score89.0 /100
Surfable days95% of the year
Clean days48% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell61% period 11 s+
Typical size1.0 m 3.2 ft median
Water25°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Dunes - Exmouth

The best time to surf Dunes - Exmouth is July, August, September. The season runs May to Dec. In September the water sits around 23°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is PHE (492 km) and the nearest town is Exmouth (14 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%30%1.0 m27°Cboardies
Feb99%27%0.9 m27°Cboardies
Mar89%32%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Apr90%39%0.9 m27°Cboardies
May86%41%0.9 m27°Cboardies
Jun89%48%1.0 m25°Cvest
Jul99%68%1.1 m23°Cvest
Aug95%71%1.1 m23°Cvest
Sep96%72%1.1 m23°Cvest
Oct99%67%1.1 m24°Cvest
Nov98%40%1.0 m24°Cvest
Dec99%44%1.0 m26°Cboardies

Why 89.0

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%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.0
Water comfort 10%
8.9
Access 10%
3.8

The detail

Faces 335° with 39% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 80% of days. Mean peak period 12.8 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 78%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -21.801, 114.139 (OpenStreetMap).

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