Adelaide, Australia

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Adelaide DougBarber — Adelaide, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Photograph by Doug Barber, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Adelaide

Adelaide is a town in South Australia, Australia. From Adelaide you can reach 8 surf spots, 12 kite spots, 12 windsurf spots and 5 sailing spots. The nearest is West Beach, a surf spot 8.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 137 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Adelaide International Airport (ADL), 6 km away.

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Staying in Adelaide

137 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Adelaide International Airport (ADL), 6 km, KGC, 131 km, WYA, 231 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Adelaide.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Adelaide each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Adelaide too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Minda Bank11.9 kmabout 25 min by car

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

1 ft36 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

2 ft131 kJ

2 ft128 kJ

2 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Minda Bank, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	11kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	2 ft11 ssoft	53kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	1 ft10 ssoft	36kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	24kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	2 ft12 ssoft	131kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	57, good	2 ft12 ssoft	128kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	2 ft12 smushy	118kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	17°C

Brighton12.2 kmabout 25 min by car

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft51 kJ

1 ft38 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft123 kJ

2 ft128 kJ

2 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Brighton, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	11kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	1 ft12 ssoft	51kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	1 ft11 ssoft	38kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	2 ft11 smushy	50kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	2 ft12 ssoft	123kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	2 ft12 ssoft	128kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	2 ft12 smushy	118kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	18°C

Glenelg9.7 kmabout 20 min by car

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft36 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft96 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft84 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Glenelg, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	1 ft10 s	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	32, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	36kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	24kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	2 ft13 ssoft	96kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	51, good	2 ft12 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	2 ft12 smushy	84kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	17°C

West Beach8.5 kmabout 15 min by car

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft36 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft96 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft84 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at West Beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	1 ft10 s	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	32, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	36kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	24kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	2 ft13 ssoft	96kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	51, good	2 ft12 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	2 ft12 smushy	84kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	17°C

Somerton11.6 kmabout 20 min by car

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft36 kJ

1 ft24 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft96 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft84 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Somerton, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	1 ft10 s	7kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	32, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	36kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	24kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	2 ft13 ssoft	96kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	51, good	2 ft12 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	2 ft12 smushy	84kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	17°C

Henley Beach9.7 kmabout 20 min by car

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft36 kJ

1 ft25 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

2 ft96 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft84 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Henley Beach, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	1 ft11 s	7kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	36kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	25kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	16kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	2 ft13 ssoft	96kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	59, good	2 ft12 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	2 ft12 smushy	84kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	18°C

grange10.4 kmabout 20 min by car

<1 ft4 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft65 kJ

1 ft57 kJ

1 ft52 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at grange, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	under 1 ft11 s	4kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	22kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	16kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	2 ft13 ssoft	65kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	1 ft12 ssoft	57kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	1 ft12 smushy	52kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	18°C

North Haven18.4 kmabout 35 min by car

<1 ft2 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft39 kJ

1 ft37 kJ

1 ft23 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at North Haven, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	under 1 ft7 s	2kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	21°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	39kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	37kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	1 ft10 smushy	23kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Adelaide, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Adelaide

Adelaide West Beach 9.2 km · stays here
Glenelg North 9.4 km · stays here
Adelaide Glenelg 10 km · stays here
Adelaide Henley Beach 10.1 km · stays here
Grange Sailing Club 10.2 km · stays here
Somerton Park 10.8 km · stays here
West Lakes 11.9 km · stays here
Adelaide Brighton 12.5 km · stays here
Semaphore Park 14 km · stays here
Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club 14.1 km · stays here
Adelaide Semaphore 14.7 km · stays here
Largs Bay 15.7 km · stays here

Windsurf near Adelaide

Adelaide West Beach 9.2 km · stays here
Glenelg North 9.4 km · stays here
Adelaide Glenelg 10 km · stays here
Adelaide Henley Beach 10.1 km · stays here
Grange Sailing Club 10.2 km · stays here
Somerton Park 10.8 km · stays here
West Lakes 11.9 km · stays here
Adelaide Brighton 12.5 km · stays here
Semaphore Park 14 km · stays here
Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club 14.1 km · stays here
Adelaide Semaphore 14.7 km · stays here
Largs Bay 15.7 km · stays here

Sailing near Adelaide

Adelaide Sailing Club 9.2 km · stays here
Grange Sailing Club 10.2 km · stays here
Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club 14.1 km · stays here
Marina Adelaide 14.9 km · stays here
Small Boat Club 15.1 km · stays here

Places to eat near Adelaide

Lucky's Tandoori KitchenIndian · in the centre
Coal Cellar + GrillBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
Me2U Viet EateryAsian · 0.1 km from the centre
Thai RoomThai · 0.1 km from the centre
All Fired Up Wood Oven PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
La Chiva TaqueriaTaco · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits