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Honeycombs 89.6

#785 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 score89.6 /100
Surfable days86% of the year
Clean days36% 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 Honeycombs

The best time to surf Honeycombs is March, April, November. The season runs Nov 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 (223 km) and the nearest town is Busselton (36 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan98%49%2.4 m21°C2mm
Feb99%42%2.5 m21°C2mm
Mar97%57%2.4 m21°C2mm
Apr93%65%2.7 m21°C2mm
May82%45%2.9 m21°C2mm
Jun72%16%3.3 m20°C2mm
Jul61%7%3.6 m19°C3/2
Aug70%17%3.4 m18°C3/2
Sep75%31%3.1 m18°C3/2
Oct94%30%2.7 m19°C3/2
Nov95%50%2.4 m19°C2mm
Dec100%40%2.3 m21°C2mm

Why 89.6

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%
21.6
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
8.0
Water comfort 10%
4.9
Access 10%
4.8

The detail

Faces 260° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 49% 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 -33.770, 114.990 (OpenStreetMap).

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