Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South Australia – East Coast)

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Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) break guide

Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) Surf Guide

Victor Harbour in Adelaide is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the north. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers and in addition there are both left and right reef breaks.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rocks and sharks.

Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Victor Harbour (Shark Alley):

The best conditions reported for surf at Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in April while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 83% 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

10%

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

too small

83%

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

Explore Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) Location Map

Interactive Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) 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 Victor Harbour is Adelaide International Airport (ADL) in Australia, which is 73 km (45 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Victor Harbour is Woomera Airport (UMR), also in Australia, 522 km (324 miles) away.

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Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 18:06 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	6:30PM	9:30PM	0:30AM	3:30AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	8	12	12	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) look like?

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Tides at Victor Harbour (Shark Alley)

Current tide and informaton

For Victor Harbor, Australia, 3 km from Victor Harbour (Shark Alley).

Next High Water: 01:23am | 0.66m

Next Low Water: 11:05pm | 0.65m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.6 °C) at Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 14.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite