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Yallingup

Cape Naturaliste, Australia
🪨Rocks🪸Sharp reef👥Crowded

Yallingup is a protected reef break on the Cape Naturaliste peninsula that offers a more forgiving alternative to the heavy slabs further south. The right-hand wave breaks in a picturesque bay surrounded by granite headlands and pristine bushland. When massive swells hammer the Margaret River region, Yallingup provides a safe haven with smaller, more manageable waves. The wave suits intermediate to advanced surfers with its long walls and occasional tube sections. Indigenous Noongar people have lived on this coast for over 50,000 years, and the area retains a spiritual quality.

3-Day Forecast
Tue
17
58
Fair
1.0m
@13s
16km/h
Wed
18
55
Fair
1.1m
@13s
14km/h
Thu
19
58
Fair
1.3m
@14s
11km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.0m
SW(228°)
Score: 9/25
Period
13s
Medium period swell
Score: 25/25
Wind
16km/h
E(81°)
Score: 25/25
Weather
21°C
0.0mm46%
Windswell Component
0.1mNE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.2mENE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:10 am
Low tide - -0.05m
10:30 am
High tide - 0.24m
1:30 pm
Low tide - 0.22m
8:30 pm
High tide - 0.50m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

58
Fair
Components
Swell Direction20/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind25/25
Raw Score79/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
Adjusted Score58/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score58
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (235°)
Direction range
200° - 275°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
0.90×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ENE (70°)
Offshore range
30° - 110°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

19°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

6/10

Access: Short walk from carpark.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Winter is prime. Protected from bigger swells than Margs.

Getting There

Airport
PER
Drive time
250 min
Data quality
verified

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