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Lowlands beach 89.2

#829 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · Western Australia · near Albany

Works almost every day, no off season, real size comes through.

Works all yearBig waveRemoteAdvanced
Surf score89.2 /100
Surfable days95% of the year
Clean days46% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell85% period 11 s+
Typical size2.2 m 7.2 ft median
Water20°C a 2 mm shorty

Best time to surf Lowlands beach

The best time to surf Lowlands beach is March, May, August. The season runs Mar to Oct. In May the water sits around 21°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 2.4 m. The nearest airport is PER (377 km) and the nearest town is Albany (35 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%23%1.9 m21°C2mm
Feb100%25%2.0 m21°C2mm
Mar100%54%1.9 m20°C2mm
Apr99%50%2.2 m20°C2mm
May92%64%2.4 m21°C2mm
Jun93%54%2.5 m20°C2mm
Jul86%51%2.8 m19°C2mm
Aug86%64%2.6 m18°C3/2
Sep91%52%2.5 m18°C3/2
Oct99%51%2.1 m18°C3/2
Nov97%36%2.0 m19°C3/2
Dec100%28%1.9 m20°C2mm

Why 89.2

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%
7.2
Water comfort 10%
4.6
Access 10%
3.1

The detail

Faces 170° with 36% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 54% of days. Mean peak period 12.8 s. Days over 3 m: 18%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 1%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -35.076, 117.518 (OpenStreetMap).

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