Looking at the pictures, the weather at Wave rock, being inland and sheltered, made it like a sun trap and was bright and hot while Esperance was bright, windy and cold and the Stirling Ranges were freezing!!! So our short trip went from short sleeve warm to parka wearing cold. Many friends thought we were mad heading south in the winter, but we loved sitting in front of a real fire drinking big bowls of homemade soup (brought from home).