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Best on southwest swell with east to east-northeast offshore wind.
Surf GuideSouth Australia
Cape Northumberland
Cape Northumberland fronts South Australia's southernmost headland with a raw reef line, lighthouse ruins, big-wave reputation, and left-right sections when Southern Ocean energy arrives. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Cape Northumberland in South Australia.
Break TypeReef Break
Skill LevelIntermediate - Advanced
LocationSouth Australia, AU
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The reef is rocky and exposed, with rips, rocks, and sharks part of the deal, and it can get crowded when the cape is firing.
Use the tide as a broad check rather than a hard lock, and treat the lighthouse car park at the end of Cape Northumberland Road as the practical access point before the short walk around the headland.
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