Waitpinga Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(South Australia – Adelaide)
| Name: | Waitpinga |
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| Type: | beach and reef |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SSW | Offshore Wind: NNE |
Waitpinga in Adelaide is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights as well as left and right hand reef breaks.. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rocks, rips and sharks.
Overall Waitpinga 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.
The graph describes the combination of swells directed at Waitpinga over a normal year,... (show all text)
The rose diagram shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directi... (show all text)
Also see Waitpinga surf quality by season and Waitpinga surf quality by month.
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Visitor Reviews of Waitpinga |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Waitpinga:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Parsons Beach | 2 mi |
| Second closest break | Victor Harbour | 6 mi |
| Third closest break | The Dump | 12 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Boomer Beach | 14 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Middleton Point | 14 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Waitpinga: |
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| Closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 5524 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 5571 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5661 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 5715 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 6069 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Waitpinga: |
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| Closest tide station | Victor Harbor, Australia | 9 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Second Valley, Australia | 19 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Cape Jervis, Australia | 23 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Hog Bay, Australia | 32 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Port Noarlunga, Australia | 33 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Waitpinga: |
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| Closest ski area | Mt Donna Buang (Australia) | 422 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Lake Mountain (Australia) | 429 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Mount Buller (Australia) | 453 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Mount Baw Baw (Australia) | 456 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Mt Stirling (Australia) | 456 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Waitpinga: |
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| Closest city location | Encounter Bay (Australia) | 6 mi |
| Second closest city location | Victor Harbour (Australia) | 8 mi |
| Third closest city location | Port Elliot (Australia) | 12 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Normanville (Australia) | 17 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Goolwa (Australia) | 18 mi |
- The nearest passenger airport to Waitpinga is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 77 km (48 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to Waitpinga is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 524 km (325 miles) away.
