Shops, Elliston, 2017 (01) — Elliston, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Elliston

Elliston is a town in South Australia, Australia. From Elliston you can reach 4 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Cliffs, a surf spot 5.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PLO, 140 km away.

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Staying in Elliston

6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PLO, 140 km, CED, 202 km, WYA, 252 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 Elliston. Spots further out are listed below.

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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 Elliston each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Blackfellows6.5 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft163 kJ

5 ft483 kJ

4 ft305 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

6 ft1154 kJ

6 ft1003 kJ

6 ft886 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Blackfellows, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	3 ft11 shollow	163kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	5 ft11 shollow	483kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	4 ft10 shollow	305kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft10 shollow	322kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 shollow	1,154kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 shollow	1,003kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 smushy	886kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots	16°C

Cliffs5.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft180 kJ

5 ft690 kJ

5 ft448 kJ

6 ft631 kJ

8 ft1840 kJ

8 ft1572 kJ

7 ft1384 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cliffs, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	3 ft10 shollow	180kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	31°C
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	5 ft11 shollow	690kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	5 ft9 shollow	448kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	14, poor	6 ft11 shollow	631kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 shollow	1,840kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft12 shollow	1,572kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 smushy	1,384kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Elliston, 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).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Elliston. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Desert Pipe35.8 kmabout 1h 05 by carIntermediate and up

3 ft204 kJ

6 ft985 kJ

7 ft620 kJ

6 ft803 kJ

9 ft2476 kJ

9 ft2288 kJ

9 ft2050 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Desert Pipe, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	204kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	32°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 ssoft	985kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	620kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 ssoft	803kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft13 ssoft	2,476kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 smushy	2,288kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 smushy	2,050kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	18°C

Sheringa Left33.5 kmabout 1h 00 by carIntermediate and up

3 ft194 kJ

6 ft928 kJ

7 ft594 kJ

6 ft789 kJ

9 ft2441 kJ

9 ft2205 kJ

9 ft1961 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sheringa Left, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	57, good	3 ft10 shollow	194kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	32°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 scrumbling	928kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	594kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 scrumbling	789kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft13 scrumbling	2,441kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 smushy	2,205kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 smushy	1,961kJ	wind from the south-west, 12 knots	18°C

Elliston, Australia