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Parsons Beach

1:31 pm 12 Feb 2012

Broken Boards, Mallacoota

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Christies Reef ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Christies Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Australia – Adelaide)

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Name: Christies Reef
Type: reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: SSW Offshore Wind: E

Christies Reef in Adelaide is a reasonably exposed reef break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. Often Crowded. Take care of rips, sharks and sharks.

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Overall Christies Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Visitor Reviews of Christies Reef


steeve whitehead from AUSTRALIA writes:

Christies reef is considered to be the remenants of a fossilized sand hill, the top of which lies in the intertidal zone. The shape of which is that perfect crescent of the wind swept sand hill. For the surfer this means great shaped waves. In this case you have a right hander which continually gets longer and breaks further from the right (looking seaward) as it gets bigger.

The wave lies some 500 meter paddle from the boat ramp at Christies Beach (the first section of Y-steps) and like Y-steps really needs at least a tide which is half way in and rising. Low tide at Christies Reef shows the reef out of the water and the waves failing to build as they have no water to draw against. The reef seldom works, like most of the mid, due to the lack of swell reaching the mid coast, the best winds are- no wind or easterly. I have surfed it to 10 foot wave face and consider it to be the best reef on the coast. The north side of the reef has a bit of a left stepping up onto very shallow rock, if you like to loose fins. When you have finished surfing, catch the biggest wave you can and ride it into the wave cross over through and behind the reef, its great fun and will take you most of the way back to the beach at Y-steps (on a bigger day).

2012-03-13

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Christies Reef:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Y-Steps 1 mi
Second closest break Seaford Reef 4 mi
Third closest break Triggs Beach 6 mi
Fourth closest break North Moana Beach 7 mi
Fifth closest break The Trough 7 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Christies Reef:
Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 5505 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 5554 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5640 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5694 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 6050 mi

Tide stations nearest to Christies Reef:
Closest tide station Port Noarlunga, Australia 4 mi
Second closest tide station Brighton, Australia 6 mi
Third closest tide station Adelaide Inner Harbour, Australia 19 mi
Fourth closest tide station Adelaide Outer Harbour, Australia 23 mi
Fifth closest tide station Second Valley, Australia 30 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Christies Reef:
Closest ski area Mt Donna Buang (Australia) 439 mi
Second closest ski area Lake Mountain (Australia) 444 mi
Third closest ski area Mount Buller (Australia) 466 mi
Fourth closest ski area Mt Stirling (Australia) 469 mi
Fifth closest ski area Mount Baw Baw (Australia) 472 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Christies Reef:
Closest city location Port Noarlunga (Australia) 2 mi
Second closest city location Morphett Vale (Australia) 2 mi
Third closest city location Hackham (Australia) 3 mi
Fourth closest city location Reynella (Australia) 4 mi
Fifth closest city location Happy Valley (Australia) 4 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Christies Reef is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 20 km (12 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Christies Reef is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 468 km (291 miles) away.
Christies Reef break location map and break info
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