Semaphore Beach

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Location:

Oceania, South Australia, Australia

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Semaphore Beach is located on the eastern side of the Gulf of St. Vincent (South Australia). This long wide beach is part of the Adelaide Metropolitan coastline, a long beach extending from North. Parking is easy anywhere off the Esplanade, and there are wide grass strips for packing up and a large dune system.
Great sea breezes from October to May. Flat or choppy waters, due to Kangaroo Island (south) that protects the beach from ocean swells.

Getting there:

Nearest airport:

Adelaide Int.

Nearest big city:

Adelaide

Nearest town:

Trip from town:

short

Access:

immediate

Directions:

Public transport: take the tube in Adelaide.

At the beach:

Level required:

all

Best style:

freestyle
speed
bump & jump

Watersports:

kitesurf
sailing

Spot type:

beach

Shore:

soft sand

Bottom:

sandy

Crowd:

sparse

Hazards:

- totally safe

Facilities:

+ launch area
+ toilets
+ showers
+ food
+ parking

Beach rules:

Keep a safe distance from others down wind when launching - this is the most commonly broken rule and leads to the most incidents. Get out on the water and stay out until you are finished, do not kitesurf close to shore. Always have a launcher and lander for your kite on busy beaches. Remember it is everyones beach, but no one wants to be out the back in the deeper water, except us, so get out there and we will have no problem.

Weather:

clear sunny days with air temperatures of 23-26°C in summer. Around 5-15°C in winter.

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Wind conditions:

Dominant winds:

N
S
SW
NW

Respect to shore:

side-onshore
sideshore

Best direction:

Wind strenght (Bf):

4-5

Blowing at:

afternoon
evening

Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]


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[45-70% >= 4bf]


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Wind details:

best wind is the summer seabreeze blowing at 15-25kts from S-SW (side-on to sideshore).

On the water:

Water quality:

clean

Best tide:

no dependency

Waves:

choppy or rough

Consistency:

scarce (5-20 days/yr)

Water details:

Longest fetch is S-SW and 20-30kt storms can produce small waves. 3-5 knts current.

When is flat:

Day activities:

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