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Bicycles are the only way to get around Rottnest and swarms of surfers pedal straight to Strickland Bay, the most consistent break. Superb lefts up to 12ft (4m) over a shallow reef ledge that has a lock-in end tube section. There are decent rights on smaller swells.
One of the reasons it is often crowded is that Strickland is not as intense as other reefs and less assured surfers can access the line-up through the defined channels and pick off a few. Saying that, it is no place for new surfers and the sharp reef is easier to negotiate in booties.
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This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.
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