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Western Australia, Australia

May · 35% rideable

Gnaraloo

What it's actually like

Gnaraloo is a working pastoral station on the coast of Western Australia, 150 km north of Carnarvon, at the southern entrance of the Ningaloo Marine Park and at the end of the road. The last 75 km are unsealed. Two places draw riders: Tombstones, a heavy left-hand barrel over the reef, and Gnaraloo Bay, where the station points to flat water by its boat ramp.

No source names a school, a hire shop or a rescue service here.

The Tombstones car park is a short 2 km drive south of the 3 Mile Camp.

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Your month

When it's good

12 kt+ for 3+ daylight hours · kite

May · 35%. 11 rideable days in 31, 2.7 hours a day over 12 kt. Bring a book.

Where else it blows in May

Not yet checked against a weather station or an independent model, so treat these figures as a guide.

At a glance

Is it for you?

Skill levelChargers only
WaterMixed bag
Wind · MayHit and miss
Crowds · MayBusy patches
Local vibeFriendly enough
Water qualityUsually clean
NightlifeEarly nights
CostCheap

Geek analysis

May in the record

35% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

In May the wind most often sits at 8 to 11 kt (42% of daylight hours). No daylight hour is over 12 kt on at least half the days. The best hour is 5pm, on 28% of days. See both charts in the full report

No weather station near enough to check these figures against.

May on the record

The month's own figures, not the year's average.

Rideable days11 of 31Ten Mays in the record
Wind, rideable hours14 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air25.9°CMaximum

Take it with you

The full Gnaraloo report

Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Stays at the station04Per-launch tide notes05The reef, the lagoon & the station’s rules06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits

When it gets busy

Crowds

Jan · Low

The station says January to March is the time for relative solitude, and its 3 Mile shop opens daily in the April, July and September school holidays. WindChaser has no crowd count yet.

On the water

What May usually does

May sits outside the best months here. 35% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

Your playground

Launches & safety

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

  • Launch
  • Hazard
  • Parking
  • School
  • Stay
  • Webcam

Local intel

Getting there & on the ground

Nearest airportCarnarvon (CVQ)About 149 km by road, 75 km of it unsealed. The routing engine gives over four hours.
On the groundSeptember to MarchThe windiest months in the record. October is the pick.
Getting aroundFour-wheel driveFour-wheel drive only, towing nothing, is advised for the station’s northern sector. Check the road status before you go.

Stay, schools & kit

Who works this beach

Nothing listed here yet

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Sources

Wind dataOpen-Meteo · ECMWF IFS HRES 9 km · 2017 to 2026Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The figures on this page are statistics we counted from that data. Model data: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), CC BY 4.0. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026 (ERA5). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.
Map data© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
PhotosHero, Gnaraloo BayDougierem · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain