Surf-Forecast | Sellicks Beach Surf Guide

Sellicks Beach Surf Guide

Sellicks Beach in Adelaide is a sheltered beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights together with both left and right hand reef breaks offshore.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Beware of rocks, sharks and sharks.

Sellicks Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sellicks Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sellicks Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Sellicks Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sellicks Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in October while 7% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 91% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

91%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sellicks Beach Location Map

Interactive Sellicks Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Sellicks Beach is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 45 km (28 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Sellicks Beach is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 491 km (305 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sellicks Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 14:41 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM
Wave (m)	N	N	NNW	N
Period (s)	5	5	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Sellicks Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Myponga Beach, 4 km from Sellicks Beach.

Next High Water: 09:12pm | 0.44m

Next Low Water: 03:35pm | 0.34m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sellicks Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.7 °C) at Sellicks Beach is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.