Margaret River Surf Coast & Prevelly Walk
Explore Margaret River's Indian Ocean coastline — the powerful surf breaks that have made this one of Australia's premier surfing destinations, with the Margaret River Pro contest site, wild beaches, and the river mouth where the region takes its name.
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Margaret River Mouth & Bar
The Margaret River mouth at Prevelly is where the river meets the Indian Ocean — the bar surf break here is the site of the annual Margaret River Pro (WSL surfing tour event), one of the most powerful and dangerous waves on the professional surfing circuit.
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Surfers Point
Surfers Point at the Margaret River mouth is the main viewing platform for the surf contests — the left-hand break called The Box fires off the rocky reef in large swells, producing hollow waves that attract the world's best surfers each April.
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Redgate Beach
Redgate Beach 10 km south of Margaret River has a different character to the northern surf breaks — the sheltered white sand beach with its red sandstone cliffs provides a calmer alternative to the powerful contest sites, ideal for swimming and rock fishing.
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Gracetown Cowaramup Bay
Gracetown at Cowaramup Bay is a small holiday community with a powerful right-hand surf break — the beach is also known for the 1996 cliff collapse that buried nine people in a tragedy that transformed the town's relationship with the unstable limestone cliffs.
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Canal Rocks Yallingup
Canal Rocks at Yallingup are a series of granite outcrops with channels where the Indian Ocean surge creates dramatic water movement — the boardwalk over the rocks gives views into the translucent channels and pools below.
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Smiths Beach Yallingup
Smiths Beach at Yallingup is one of the most photographed beaches in Western Australia — the white sand, turquoise water, and granite outcrops at the southern end of Geographe Bay create the classic South West beach scene.