Kingscote Jetty (south)

SA Kangaroo Island Kingscote Directions

Weather Forecast

14.20°C

Current Temperature

13.00km/h

Wind speed

16.99°C

Water Temperature

0.70m

Swell

1.02m

Tide

5/11

On the south side of Kingscote jetty is a 300 m long, narrow, sand and gravel high tide beach (KI-8), fronted by shallow, 50 to 100 m wide sand flats, then seagrass meadows. A terraced park backs the centre of the beach, then a road that runs south to Rolls Point. The beach terminates at the Kingscote pool, which consists of a 50 m long sand beach (KI-9) enclosed in a pool structure. The pool is backed by a sloping grassy reserve and has dressing sheds and toilet facilities.

Beach Length: 0.3km

General Hazard Rating: 1/10

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

Other facilities

Jetty

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.