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Kerby Brown Rides 40 ft Monster Wave in Western Australia, Margaret River - South Side

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The Quarries ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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The Quarries Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Western Australia – Margaret River)

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Name: The Quarries
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: WSW Offshore Wind: SW

The Quarries in the Margarets River Area is a sheltered reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. There is a left breaking reef. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall The Quarries Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see The Quarries surf quality by season and The Quarries surf quality by month.

The Quarries Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Quarries:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Lighthouse 1 mi
Second closest break Otherside of the Moon 1 mi
Third closest break The Farm 1 mi
Fourth closest break Windmills 1 mi
Fifth closest break Bunker Bay Bommie 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to The Quarries:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 6727 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 6812 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 6813 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 6861 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Western Aleutians Buoy 7131 mi

Tide stations nearest to The Quarries:

Closest tide station Busselton, Australia 22 mi
Second closest tide station Cowaramup, Australia 24 mi
Third closest tide station Bunbury, Australia 40 mi
Fourth closest tide station Hamelin Bay, Australia 45 mi
Fifth closest tide station Flinders Bay, Australia 57 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to The Quarries:

Closest ski area Mt Donna Buang (Australia) 1739 mi
Second closest ski area Lake Mountain (Australia) 1751 mi
Third closest ski area Mount Baw Baw (Australia) 1772 mi
Fourth closest ski area Mt St Gwinear (Australia) 1775 mi
Fifth closest ski area Mount Buller (Australia) 1782 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to The Quarries:

Closest city location Dunsborough (Australia) 6 mi
Second closest city location Yallingup (Australia) 9 mi
Third closest city location Quindalup (Australia) 12 mi
Fourth closest city location Vasse (Australia) 17 mi
Fifth closest city location Busselton (Australia) 21 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to The Quarries is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 179 km (111 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to The Quarries is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 198 km (123 miles) away.
The Quarries break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for The Quarries, Western Australia - Margaret River. Use the tab navigation above to view The Quarries sea temperature, The Quarries photographs, The Quarries detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, The Quarries webcams, current wind from Western Australia - Margaret River live weather stations and The Quarries tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around The Quarries.