Safe Surfing Beaches?

[debnz]

Are any/all of the beaches around Adelaide reasonably safe for kids to boogie board/surf? Particularly the ones not too far south as we're likely to be based nearer to the Barossa. I've a 10yr old who loves getting in the water with his surfboard and (trying to) catch a wave or two!

[ianb]

we are also up near the barossa. The nearest would probably be seaford, moana, silver sands area, so about over an hour drive depending where you are. All good safe beaches.

[lynsteve]

the beaches are safe its the sea thats the problem, hence swim between the flags..............and the odd shark can be a problem..

stevo

[leemina]

My boys (14 & 12) love Maslin beach for bodyboarding as its got good waves.

[smit]

if your gonna be based near Barossa = no beaches, decent surf beach probably 90 minute drive

[Anne B]

Although they are not surf beaches, there are days when you can have fun with a boogie board on the more northern beaches, we went down to Grange last weekend (can't remember which day) and there was a bit of a wave, the kids were on their boogie boards and we had great time. There's a good sandbar you can stand on. I've seen surfers at West Beach some days too - it just depends on the wind and the weather. For young kids you don't really want big surf anyway. Moana/Seaford are probably the nearest surf beaches further south, but they can be quite rough at times and once I was at Moana it was pretty rocky/stoney underfoot (we were obviously in the wrong place!) whereas Grange for example is nice and sandy, so maybe a bit safer for young ones.

[Rasika764]

I also have young kids and they love to body board I think that beach is enough for them.