The Best Surf Breaks on the Yorke Peninsula
Where the Southern Ocean swell lines up
The Yorke Peninsula keeps a low profile in the surf world, and locals like it that way. But the exposed western and southern coasts - much of it inside Innes National Park - catch raw Southern Ocean swell that produces some of the best and least crowded waves in South Australia. Most break over reef in remote country, so come prepared and respect the conditions.
Here are the breaks and beaches worth the long unsealed drive.
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Marion BayInnes Pondalowie Surf Break
The Yorke's marquee wave - a powerful, world-class left-hander peeling along the reef below the Pondalowie campground.
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Innes National ParkBrowns Beach
A wild west-facing beach better known for salmon, but the gutters throw up rideable surf when the swell is up.
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Innes National ParkGym Beach
Remote and consistent, with a simple bush camp behind the dunes - surf country for those happy to rough it.
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4Marion Bay
Daly Head
A rugged headland break that draws experienced surfers chasing uncrowded reef waves.
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5Marion Bay
Gleesons Landing
A west-coast favourite where the beachbreaks fire on the right swell.
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Check the swell, fuel up at Marion Bay and remember: out here, the nearest help is a long way off. Surf within your limits and leave the place as wild as you found it.
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Image credits
- Pondalowie Bay beach.jpg by Peterdownunder , CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons