Riddoch Bay

SA Grant Eight Mile Creek Directions

Weather Forecast

11.30°C

Current Temperature

9.00km/h

Wind speed

16.05°C

Water Temperature

3.97m

Swell

0.18m

Tide

3/11

Riddoch Bay (3) has more continuous offshore reefs and consequently lower waves at the shore, averaging about 0.5 m, which maintain a continuous bar and usually no rips. Eight Mile Drain cuts the eastern end of the beach, with smaller Deep Creek toward the western end. The track adjacent to the drain provides beach access and the area is used as a camp site. The low gradient sandy beach that grades into a steep cobble beach at aptly named Stony Point.

Beach Length: 4km

General Hazard Rating: 4/10

Patrols

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

Information

Formal parking area

Camping

Unspecified

Regulations

Hazards

Weather

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 guarantee that all translations will be accurate.