| Type: | town |
| Windy Harbour | |
| State: | wa |
| Lga: | Shire of Manjimup |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 10 |
| Coordinates: | -34.7921°N 116.0713°W |
| Elevation: | 13 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Maxtemp: | 20.3 |
| Mintemp: | 11.5 |
| Rainfall: | 1061.5 |
| Stategov: | Warren-Blackwood |
| Fedgov: | O'Connor |
| Near-Nw: | Southern Ocean |
| Near-N: | Meerup |
| Near-Ne: | Boorara Brook |
| Near-W: | Southern Ocean |
| Near-E: | Broke |
| Near-Sw: | Southern Ocean |
| Near-S: | Southern Ocean |
| Near-Se: | Southern Ocean |
Windy Harbour is a rural locality of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia. It is surrounded by D’Entrecasteaux National Park. It is located 27 km south of Northcliffe, on the south coast of Western Australia east of Augusta and west of Nornalup. It lies just east of Point D'Entrecasteaux.[2] [3]
Fishing, snorkelling and whale watching are the major attractions of Windy Harbour.
The area of Windy Harbour coastal zone was studied before it became part of the national park.
The history of the settlement is tied in with the forestry communities inland from the harbour[4] and the rock lobster fishing industry.
The area was also the location of coastal fishing huts, which have been at times removed due to their not being approved by local authorities.[5]
Windy Harbour possesses a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb) with tepid, dry summers and mild, very wet winters.[6] Average maxima vary from in February to in July, while average minima fluctuate between in February and in July. Precipitation is moderately abundant, as the locality averages 1061.5mm of rain per annum. Rainfall is frequent, as it is distributed over 176.1 precipitation days. The locality is not sunny: receiving 129.0 cloudy days and only 42.6 clear days annually. Extreme temperatures have ranged from on 7 March 2007 to on 5 June 2022.[7]