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Gas Bay 87.5

#1094 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · Western Australia · near Busselton

Very consistent, no off season, real size comes through.

Works all yearBig waveRemoteAdvanced
Surf score87.5 /100
Surfable days86% of the year
Clean days34% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell74% period 11 s+
Typical size2.7 m 8.9 ft median
Water20°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Gas Bay

The best time to surf Gas Bay is February, March, April. The season runs Jan to May. In April the water sits around 21°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 2.7 m. The nearest airport is PER (247 km) and the nearest town is Busselton (51 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan98%49%2.4 m21°C2mm
Feb99%50%2.5 m21°C2mm
Mar97%52%2.4 m20°C2mm
Apr93%59%2.7 m21°C2mm
May82%40%2.9 m22°C2mm
Jun72%16%3.3 m20°C2mm
Jul61%7%3.6 m20°C2mm
Aug70%13%3.4 m19°C3/2
Sep75%33%3.1 m18°C3/2
Oct94%25%2.7 m19°C3/2
Nov95%48%2.4 m19°C2mm
Dec100%34%2.3 m20°C2mm

Why 87.5

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%
20.5
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
8.0
Water comfort 10%
5.0
Access 10%
3.7

The detail

Faces 265° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 46% of days. Mean peak period 12.8 s. Days over 3 m: 38%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 0%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -34.005, 114.995 (OpenStreetMap).

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