Red Bluff, WA in September- Windy? Alternatives?

Oct - Feb is likely to be very windy anywhere on the WA coast. You might be lucky in Sept. We often go to Warroora & Ningaloo Stations in Sept/Oct, sometimes were lucky with the wind and others not so lucky, but were still camping and having a great time.
You do realise Red Bluff is about a 1.5 day trip which is a little different to your request for alternatives being only 5hrs away.

The only part of the coast in southern WA that's not incredibly windy at that time of year is around Busselton, where the hook of the bay means the winds come at you from across the land instead of the sea.
But the wildflowers inland are SENSATIONAL! Find a granite outcrop with a camp site and go there for a few days to commune with nature and totally unwind.
There's dozens of likely sites to choose from, most of which are marked as places on EOTopo on this very website.

If its blowing along the coast at red bluff just take the track along the river heading out of town and camp along the murchasin river away from the wind

Wind Rose - Kalbarri in September 9am.



Not 100% sure if its of any use to you but here it is anyway.

Cheers
Greg

The level of wind experienced anywhere in W.A., is the luck of the draw. You get windy periods that last for months - followed by periods of calm - and you get windy years, and calmer years.

The wind in W.A. in Spring and Summer is governed by big, high-pressure systems setting up in the Bight.
During Spring and Summer, these strong anti-cyclones bring about intense pressure gradients in the coastal areas from Bunbury Northwards, in the Wheatbelt, and in the Gascoyne.
Kalbarri is situated in the Gascoyne weather zone.

September is the period of seasonal change and you can get quite calm Septembers and you can get very windy Septembers.
On average, the September wind is not too bad around Kalbarri. It's starting to pick up, but October to the end of April is when the daily wind is strong and consistent.

The wind usually picks up at sunrise and usually drops off around sunset - but occasionally, it will blow all night, if a very strong high-pressure system is setting up in the Bight.
The best you can do, is pick a sheltered spot, in a depression, behind bushes or buildings, or behind rocks if you can find some big enough.

Perth is listed as the 3rd windiest city in the world, and with most of W.A. being relatively flat or slightly undulating, wind is a fact of life in W.A.

Cheers, Ron.