Parsons

SA Victor Harbor Waitpinga Directions

Weather Forecast

15.50°C

Current Temperature

11.00km/h

Wind speed

17.31°C

Water Temperature

3.34m

Swell

0.36m

Tide

9/11

Parsons Beach (171) also known as Pareena beach, lies immediately west of Waitpinga Hill head, and shares a cliff top car park with Waitpinga. There is a walking track from the car park down to the eastern end of the 1.2 km long beach. It receive moderate to high waves which maintain a 150 m wide surf zone dominated by two permanent rips at either end, and one to two central beach rips. Climbing vegetated dunes back the beach, with a small creek draining across the western end of the beach. Apart from the car park there are no facilities.

Beach Length: 1.2km

General Hazard Rating: 7/10

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

Regulations

Hazards

Topographic rips

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.