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Isolator 96.2

#105 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · Western Australia · near Perth

Works almost every day, no off season.

Works all yearAdvanced
Surf score96.2 /100
Surfable days96% of the year
Clean days51% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell83% period 11 s+
Typical size2.0 m 6.5 ft median
Water21°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Isolator

The best time to surf Isolator is April, May, June. The season runs Jan to Jun. In May the water sits around 22°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 2.0 m. The nearest airport is PER (22 km) and the nearest town is Perth (10 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%45%1.8 m22°Cvest
Feb100%41%1.7 m22°Cvest
Mar100%63%1.6 m22°Cvest
Apr100%70%1.9 m22°C2mm
May94%74%2.0 m22°C2mm
Jun90%65%2.2 m21°C2mm
Jul88%29%2.5 m20°C2mm
Aug91%49%2.3 m19°C3/2
Sep95%59%2.2 m19°C3/2
Oct99%37%2.0 m19°C2mm
Nov100%43%1.8 m20°C2mm
Dec100%35%1.8 m22°C2mm

Why 96.2

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%
6.2
Water comfort 10%
5.6
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 226° with 39% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 61% of days. Mean peak period 12.5 s. Days over 3 m: 11%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 4%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -32.000, 115.751 (OpenStreetMap).

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