North Point

Surf Guide

You've probably seen pics of this place. It's one of the most photogenic in the region. Photographers can get tight shots from the rocks or swim into the channel and snap aspiring professionals pulling into the outside death section, hoping the resulting spread in a surf mag will pay enough to cover the costs of the ambulance ride back to the hospital in Margaret's or Busselton if they fall off. Even Taj Burrow is slave to this wave's whims. He copped one of the worst wipeouts of his life here when an eight-footer slapped him headfirst into the rocks below, exposing his skull and requiring major stitching. Nevertheless, serious chargers drive from Perth to surf this place when it's on (which isn't often). There are two sections: the outside pit, which looks reasonably makeable from the take-off, then the shallow inside section. Making both takes huge balls and a lot of skill. Seriously good surfers rule here, taking off deep and gunning a high line through one of the heaviest barrels in WA, leaving only the odd scraps for the lids and lesser surfers who clamber over it from the safer take-off spots. Don't want to risk it? Join the crowds on the point and enjoy the action.