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2 of 2, 3 long seconds later., Trespassers

8:00 pm 25 Apr 1991

Winter swell - Bird Rock

10:14 am 5 Jun 2011

Pondalowie Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.7
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 2.7
Wind and kite surfing: 2.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Pondalowie Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Australia – Yorke Peninsula)

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Surf Break: Pondalowie Bay

Name: Pondalowie Bay
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: WSW Offshore Wind: ESE

Pondalowie Bay in Yorke Peninsula is a fairly exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. A reef breaks left. Likely to be crowded if working. Watch out for rips and sharks.

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Overall Pondalowie 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 Pondalowie Bay surf quality by season and Pondalowie Bay surf quality by month.

Pondalowie Bay Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Pondalowie Bay:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break West Cape 2 mi
Second closest break Ethel Wreck 3 mi
Third closest break Baby Lizards 4 mi
Fourth closest break Chinamans 4 mi
Fifth closest break Rhino Head 7 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Pondalowie Bay:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 5591 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 5642 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5723 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5776 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 6138 mi

Tide stations nearest to Pondalowie Bay:

Closest tide station Pondalowie Bay, Australia 2 mi
Second closest tide station Stenhouse Bay, Australia 6 mi
Third closest tide station Wedge Island, Australia 17 mi
Fourth closest tide station Thistle Island, Australia 34 mi
Fifth closest tide station Port Turton, Australia 35 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Pondalowie Bay:

Closest ski area Mt Donna Buang (Australia) 519 mi
Second closest ski area Lake Mountain (Australia) 526 mi
Third closest ski area Mount Buller (Australia) 551 mi
Fourth closest ski area Mount Baw Baw (Australia) 553 mi
Fifth closest ski area Mt Stirling (Australia) 554 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Pondalowie Bay:

Closest city location Kingscote (Australia) 53 mi
Second closest city location Port Victoria (Australia) 62 mi
Third closest city location Port Lincoln (Australia) 66 mi
Fourth closest city location Tumby Bay (Australia) 73 mi
Fifth closest city location Maitland (Australia) 75 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Pondalowie Bay is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 156 km (97 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Pondalowie Bay is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 454 km (282 miles) away.
Pondalowie Bay break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Pondalowie Bay, South Australia - Yorke Peninsula. Use the tab navigation above to view Pondalowie Bay sea temperature, Pondalowie Bay photographs, Pondalowie Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Pondalowie Bay webcams, current wind from South Australia - Yorke Peninsula live weather stations and Pondalowie Bay tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Pondalowie Bay.