Rendering: The Break Surf & Stay.
The Break Surf & Stay, the surf resort planned at Aldinga on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula, has its first waves planned for the 2027/28 summer. On 2 November 2026 the Australian Financial Review reported that the team was looking to raise A$56 million in equity for a A$136 million resort. No construction start has been announced.
What is planned
The approved plans centre on a lagoon of about 12,000 square metres for up to 64 surfers at once, using Endless Surf's pneumatic technology to make waves as high as 2.1 metres. Around it are a surf academy, boutique cabins, wellness facilities and a beach club, in buildings designed by Studio Gram. The site is 7.1 hectares of tourism-zoned land at Tuit Road in Aldinga, close to Maslin Beach and Port Willunga. Endless Surf put it about 40 minutes from Adelaide.
Who is behind it
Ben McCarthy, Richard Sheppard, Dwight Stuchbery and Leigh Gapp founded the project. McCarthy was URBNSURF's founding group development manager, and URBNSURF runs Australia's two open surf parks, in Melbourne and Sydney. Alongside private investment, The Break has a state government loan of A$5 million through the Business Growth Fund.
How the date has moved
When Onkaparinga's council assessment panel first approved The Break on 2 May 2024, construction was due to start in early 2025, with first waves in mid-2026. The project's own FAQ still describes a later plan, with construction in the first quarter of 2026 and first waves in mid 2027. The panel has since approved revised plans, and first waves have moved to the summer of 2027/28. The developer says the redesign took longer than expected but has left the project on track to be shovel ready.
Some locals oppose the project. On 30 April 2026 ABC Radio Adelaide reported that a residents' group was planning a legal challenge, and one of its members said the group was raising money for a second legal action.
The money
The Break was billed as a A$100 million project when it was approved in 2024. The Financial Review reported that the team is knocking on investors' doors for A$56 million in equity toward a A$136 million resort, which the paper called "the nation's first wave park with accommodation."
Where Adelaide surfers can ride a wave pool now
Not in South Australia, which has no surf park open in our directory. The nearest are URBNSURF Melbourne and URBNSURF Sydney. For every Australian project, see our guide to Australia's surf parks.
Good to Know
There is nothing to book yet. The Break says it will sell surfing by the hour or for a whole day, with pricing to come closer to opening. If you read its FAQ, note that the timeline there predates the revised plans; summer 2027/28 is the current target.
