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Stony Rises 84.0

#1478 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇦🇺 Australia · South Australia · near Kingston South East

Works almost every day, no off season, real size comes through.

Works all yearBig waveRemoteAdvanced
Surf score84.0 /100
Surfable days92% of the year
Clean days34% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell78% period 11 s+
Typical size2.4 m 7.9 ft median
Water15°C a 4/3 with boots

Best time to surf Stony Rises

The best time to surf Stony Rises is January, March, December. The season runs Nov to Mar. In December the water sits around 17°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 2.1 m. The nearest airport is ADL (271 km) and the nearest town is Kingston South East (39 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%57%2.1 m16°C3/2
Feb96%45%2.1 m15°C4/3
Mar95%57%2.1 m16°C4/3
Apr91%31%2.4 m16°C3/2
May87%26%2.6 m16°C3/2
Jun93%20%2.6 m16°C4/3
Jul81%2%2.7 m15°C4/3
Aug89%5%2.8 m14°C4/3
Sep91%33%2.8 m14°C4/3
Oct95%35%2.3 m15°C4/3
Nov95%52%2.3 m16°C4/3
Dec96%58%2.1 m17°C3/2

Why 84.0

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
20.5
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
8.0
Water comfort 10%
1.7
Access 10%
3.6

The detail

Faces 305° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 44% of days. Mean peak period 12.7 s. Days over 3 m: 24%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 1%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -37.169, 139.743 (OpenStreetMap).

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