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The heaviest right on yorks, and most challenging., Trespassers

Trespassers

4:00 pm 25 Apr 1991

first reef Daly head with NE wind hitting., Daly Heads

Daly Heads

1:58 pm 23 Apr 1991

Rhino Head ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Rhino Head Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Australia – Yorke Peninsula)

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Name: Rhino Head
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: WNW

Rhino Head in Yorke Peninsula is a sheltered reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west northwest. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There is a left hand reef break. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include rocks and sharks.

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Overall Rhino Head 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Rhino Head:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break A-Bay 3 mi
Second closest break Chinamans 4 mi
Third closest break Ethel Wreck 6 mi
Fourth closest break Pondalowie Bay 7 mi
Fifth closest break West Cape 7 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Rhino Head:
Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 5588 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 5639 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5720 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 5773 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 6135 mi

Tide stations nearest to Rhino Head:
Closest tide station Stenhouse Bay, Australia 1 mi
Second closest tide station Pondalowie Bay, Australia 7 mi
Third closest tide station Wedge Island, Australia 23 mi
Fourth closest tide station Port Turton, Australia 33 mi
Fifth closest tide station Emu Bay, Australia 40 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Rhino Head:
Closest ski area Mt Donna Buang (Australia) 513 mi
Second closest ski area Lake Mountain (Australia) 520 mi
Third closest ski area Mount Buller (Australia) 544 mi
Fourth closest ski area Mount Baw Baw (Australia) 547 mi
Fifth closest ski area Mt Stirling (Australia) 548 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Rhino Head:
Closest city location Kingscote (Australia) 47 mi
Second closest city location Port Victoria (Australia) 62 mi
Third closest city location Rapid Bay (Australia) 71 mi
Fourth closest city location Port Lincoln (Australia) 73 mi
Fifth closest city location Maitland (Australia) 75 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Rhino Head is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 149 km (93 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Rhino Head is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 460 km (286 miles) away.
Rhino Head break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Rhino Head, South Australia - Yorke Peninsula. Use the tab navigation above to view Rhino Head sea temperature, Rhino Head photographs, Rhino Head detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Rhino Head webcams, current wind from South Australia - Yorke Peninsula live weather stations and Rhino Head 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 Rhino Head.