Encounter Bay

Encounter Bay is an SSE-facing beach break in Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia. It picks up swell from SSE to SW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 63% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNW: light winds or NNW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SSE (150°)

Best swell

SSE to S (152°–191°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

WNW to NNE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE to SW (152° to 236.5°)

Offshore wind

NNW

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

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