Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia
Waitpinga Beach
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Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
1–3.5 m
Any tide
A wild, undeveloped beach inside Newland Head Conservation Park west of Victor Harbor. Powerful, hollow peaks over shifting sand when a southwest swell wraps in, and a genuinely remote feel despite being 90 minutes from Adelaide. The rips here are serious; know what you are doing.
Hazards
RipStrong CurrentCold WaterSharksRemote
Conditions
- Best swell
- SW, S, SSW
- Best wind
- NE, E
- Season
- Apr, May, Jun, Jul
- Wave size
- 1–3.5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- -35.6036, 138.5367
Facilities
ParkingToilets