- Wind: SE
- Season: November to April
- Water: Open beach breaks, shifting banks, clean faces
- Skill: Advanced (remote, wave-savvy)
- Ideal Tide: Mid — enough beach, better shape
- Launch Space: Soft beach via track end or 4WD (if lucky)
- Hazards: Isolation, boggy sand, strong surf, no facilities
South Australia – Ilfracombe Road
Welcome to Ilfracombe Road — the stretch between nowhere and never-heard-of, just north of Kingston SE where the land falls away and the ocean rolls in with no fanfare. This is coastal South Australia unplugged: raw dunes, shifting sandbanks, and wind that builds all day with no one watching.
On a honking SE, the ocean here comes alive — wide open faces and endless space to line up a solo down-the-line dance. The beach is remote, untouched, and takes some work to reach. You’ll need to hoof it a bit through soft sand from the track's end, but that’s the price of paradise. If you've got a serious 4WD setup and know the tides, there may be sneak-in access closer to the shore — but don’t push your luck, this stretch has bogged plenty before you.
No signs, no swimmers, no kite schools — just wind, sea, and the long, empty ribbon of coast calling your name. A spot for the self-sufficient and the stoked.