Melros Surf Guide

Melros in the Perth Area is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the east southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right together with both left and right hand reef breaks offshore.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks, locals and sharks.

Melros Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef3fairly consistent
20.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Melros:

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

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

marchBest Season: autumn
The best time of year for surfing Melros with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn  and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 55% of the time in March while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
55%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
44%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
1%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Melros Location Map

Interactive Melros 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 Melros is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 64 km (40 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Melros is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 83 km (52 miles) away.

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Melros Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 13:09 Local Time
Tuesday 05
11AM2PM5PM8PM
Wave (m)
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
1
WSW
Period (s) 16 16 20 15
Wind (km/h)
5
10
20
20
Wind State glass cross cross cross-
off

Swell History at Melros

Surf stats for Melros, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Melros

Wind stats for Melros, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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