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Back Beach, Beachport

Sa 5280

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UNPATROLLED BEACH

Beach number: sa0072
Includes beaches: Back Beach
State/Region: SA - Beachport
Beach name: Back beach
General Beach Hazard Rating: 3
Least hazardous: 1-3
Moderately hazardous: 4-6
Highly hazardous: 7-8
Extremely hazardous: 9-10
Hazard rating refers to physical beach and surf conditions ONLY and does not include potentially dangerous marine life.
Beach

Back beach (72) is a 500 m long southeast facing beach, protected by Cape Martin, Penguin Island and offshore reefs. It receives waves averaging 0.5 m and has a steep beach fronted by a narrow continuous bar, usually free of rips. The main fishing boat ramp crosses the eastern end of the beach, with a large car park behind the dune.

 

Swimming

The Back beach and the small Town beaches are relatively safe, away from the boats, and under normal low wave conditions. Higher waves produce a heavy shorebreak and rips against the groynes. The Surf beach is moderately safe close inshore on the bar. Stay clear of the rips which can extend a considerable distance out across the 100 to 200 m wide surf zone.

 

Surfing

Surf Beach is the most accessible and popular spot and offers a wide low gradient surf zone , with usually 1 to 1.5 m high spilling breakers. There are also many kilometres of usually empty surf down the beach toward Southend. During big swell there is a right hander in Beachport.

 

Fishing

There are many options at Beachport. The jetty is extremely popular, as is fishing from small boats in the bay and over the inner reefs. In addition there is rock fishing off the groynes and the Cape, and beach fishing along Surf Beach.

 

General

A very popular summer town offering sufficient facilities for the traveller, set in a picturesque town and physical setting.

 

Carpark

Type: Formal parking area
Spaces: 50

 

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarentee that all translations will be accurate.

Weather
Today
 
15°
wind
S/22 km/h
 
  • Fri
  • Sat
    21°
    13°
  • Sun
    21°
    14°
  • Mon
    22°
    13°
  • Tue
    24°
    13°
  • Wed
    26°
    14°
ROBE AIRFIELD (39 km) issued at 03:30 (EST)
Water
16
Issued at Thu, February 9 13:01
Swell Forecast
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • PM
  • AM
  • SW
    1.3 m
  • SW
    1.2 m
  • SW
    1 m
  • SW
    1.1 m
  • SW
    1.1 m
Beachport issued at Thu, February 9 17:00 (EST)
 
Today's Tide
No tide data is currently available from the Bureau of Meteorology for this location
UV Index
10
No Service Providers for this beach:

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Beach Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches. Click here to visit general beach safety information

No Service:

Beach not patrolled out of season

There are currently no services provided by Surf Life Saving Australia for this beach. Please take the time to browse the Beach Safety section of this website to learn more about staying safe when swimming at Australian beaches.

Click here to visit general beach safety information

 

SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarentee that all translations will be accurate.