Lancelin Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Perth City Coast, Australia)

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Lancelin Surf Guide

Lancelin in the Perth Area is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. A right hand reef. Best around mid tide. Sometimes crowded. Crowds may reach hazard levels at this break - consider wearing a lid.

Lancelin Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	20.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Lancelin:

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

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

mayBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Lancelin 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 49% of the time in May while 51% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

49%

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

blown out

51%

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 Lancelin Location Map

Interactive Lancelin 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 Lancelin is Perth International Airport (PER) in Australia, which is 133 km (83 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Lancelin is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD), also in Australia, 144 km (89 miles) away.

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Lancelin Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 10:29 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	16	16	15	20
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Lancelin look like?

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Credit: Euan Morell Credit: Euan Morell Credit: Euan Morell Credit: Euan Morell Credit: Euan Morell

Tides at Lancelin

Current tide and informaton

For Lancelin, 0 km from Lancelin.

Next High Water: 10:32am | 0.64m

Next Low Water: 09:26pm | 0.13m

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Lancelin Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (20.9 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite