Difficulty 6
Break frequency 6
216 days a year
Wave Direction
Swell Direction
2.0m - 2.5m Swell
Wind Direction
Tide
recommended board
- Shaper: Mc Tavish
- Design: Fireball
- Sizes: 9'1" to 9'6"
- Surfer Weight: >80kg to any weight
Originally designed for Gareth Donovan when he won the 1995 Australian Longboard Title at famous Bell's Beach, the FIREBALL has gone from strength to strength, becoming the benchmark Longboard across the wor... Read more
general information
There are a few good reef breaks on Thistle Island, though you will have to be renting one of the holiday cottages on this private island to gain access, which keeps crowds down. You can get here via a flight or boat from Port Lincoln.
Wave length
50-100m
Best months
April - September
Equipment
Body Board, Short board, Long board
Wave type
Barreling
Access
Standard Paddle, Boat/Jet Ski, Helicopter/Plane, Special Permit
Hazards
Sharks, Reef/Rock, Rips
5 Day Forecast
5 day forecast not available.
Air - Sea - Swell - Wind
- 3/2 steamer
- 3/2 steamer
- 4/3 steamer
- 4/3 steamer
SW
S
1M / F5
SW
N
1M / F4
S
N
2M / F6
SW
W
1M / F6
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