Waitpinga - South Australia

Waitpinga is a locality in South Australia, about 10 km southwest of Victor Harbor. It is a popular surfing and fishing beach, good for salmon and mullet and characterised by its reddish sand. It has an exposed beach that has a consistent surf and also the best surfing that close to Adelaide. It is also one of the most dangerous beaches for surfers or swimmers without experience in rough conditions. Swimmers can easily become trapped in rips and rough seas and there is no life saving service at this beach. There are rough waves, powerful rips and sharks who come to feed on the salmon and mullet.

A nearby beach popular with surfers and tourists is Parsons Beach, on the opposite side of the Waitpinga headland. Waitpinga river also exits on Waitpinga Beach.

The name is of Aboriginal origin, meaning home of the winds.