The Right
The Right is one of the heaviest waves on Earth—a mutant right-hand slab that detonates over a flat rock shelf on Western Australia's remote south coast. When massive Southern Ocean swells march in, the wave throws a thick, square lip that produces cavernous barrels and 40-second hold-downs. Only accessible by boat or jet ski from a remote stretch of coast near Walpole, The Right is strictly for elite big wave surfers and has attracted the world's best hellmen since it was first towed into in the mid-2000s.
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SSW (210°)
- Direction range
- 180° - 310°
- Size range
- 3m - 12m
- Ideal size
- 9.8m
- Height multiplier
- 1.08×
- Ideal period
- 18s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- N (0°)
- Offshore range
- 315° - 45°
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- all
Water temp
16°C
Wetsuit
4/3mm fullsuit
Difficulty
10/10
Crowd level
1/10
Access: Boat or jet ski access only from Boat Harbour Road off South Coast Highway near Walpole.
Best Season
Peak: May-Aug
Secondary: Apr, Sep
Winter Southern Ocean swells. Needs large swell to break.
Getting There
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