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(Margaret River, Australia)

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Windmills Surf Guide

Windmills in the Margarets River Area is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Beware of rocks and sharks.

Windmills Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	74°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Windmills:

The best conditions reported for surf at Windmills occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Windmills (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Windmills with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in May while 62% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

36%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

62%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Windmills Location Map

Interactive Windmills surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Windmills is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 180 km (112 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Windmills is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 199 km (124 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Windmills Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 14:47 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 29			Sun
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (ft)	WSW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- on	off	off	off

What does Windmills look like?

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Credit: Jase Riseborough

Windmills Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and warm water(23.2 °C) too at Windmills, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 74°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite