Australia · Oceania · southern hemisphere
Margaret River is at its best for lakes & coastline in March to April and October to November. Good but not prime in January, February, September and December.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | 91 | 91 | 89 | 64 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 70 |
| Lakes & Coastline | 73 | 73 | 92 | 90 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 61 | 88 | 91 | 72 |
| Wine/Vineyards | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 67 | 90 |
| Hiking | 29 | 27 | 72 | 90 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 65 | 88 | 92 | 29 |
No reliable monthly crowd data for this destination — the proxy used elsewhere did not pass its checks here, so nothing is shown rather than a guess.
Swipe the table sideways for the rest of the year.
Harvest runs February to April, and this is a surf coast as much as a wine region — the swell and the picking arrive together
Coastal day walks on the Cape to Cape track, from flat path to steep and sandy. No guide needed.
The April school break and the Christmas holidays through January, when Perth arrives en masse. The weeks before harvest are quieter and far more interesting.
December–January school holidays, and the April break
Strong surf and rips on the open beaches — the sheltered bays near Dunsborough are the family option.
Margaret River town is central, but Dunsborough and Yallingup put you on the coast for similar money and almost every cellar door is a short drive from either.
Bushfire season.Jan · Feb
Kept out of the score on purpose. Averaging a rare catastrophe into a monthly number would tell you something false; the warning is the honest form.
The Cape to Cape is the spine of the region and can be picked up in pieces from almost any cellar door.