D'Estrees Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South Australia – Kangaroo Island)
| Name: | D'Estrees Bay |
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| Type: | reef |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SW | Offshore Wind: WNW |
D'Estrees Bay in Kangaroo Island is a very sheltered reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Both left and right reef breaks. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.
Overall D'Estrees Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
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Also see D'Estrees Bay surf quality by season and D'Estrees Bay surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to South Australia - Kangaroo Island surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of D'Estrees Bay
Visitor Reviews of D'Estrees Bay |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to D'Estrees Bay:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Pennington Bay | 10 mi |
| Second closest break | Vivonne Bay | 24 mi |
| Third closest break | Cape Younghusband | 24 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Cape Kersaint | 27 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Stokes Bay | 33 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to D'Estrees Bay: |
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| Closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 5581 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 5628 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5717 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5771 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 6127 mi |
Tide stations nearest to D'Estrees Bay: |
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| Closest tide station | American River, Australia | 14 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Kingscote, Australia | 23 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Vivonne Bay, Australia | 24 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Emu Bay, Australia | 24 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Hog Bay, Australia | 25 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to D'Estrees Bay: |
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| Closest ski area | Mt Donna Buang (Australia) | 462 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Lake Mountain (Australia) | 470 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Mount Baw Baw (Australia) | 497 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Mount Buller (Australia) | 497 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Mt St Gwinear (Australia) | 499 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to D'Estrees Bay: |
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| Closest city location | Kingscote (Australia) | 21 mi |
| Second closest city location | Rapid Bay (Australia) | 44 mi |
| Third closest city location | Normanville (Australia) | 53 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Encounter Bay (Australia) | 62 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Victor Harbour (Australia) | 63 mi |
- The nearest passenger airport to D'Estrees Bay is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 140 km (87 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to D'Estrees Bay is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 539 km (335 miles) away.
