Best Kitespots in Australia

213 spots · Oceania

Best for kiting from August to March, with 52 to 68 % kite days. Water 17 to 22 °C.

Median of 141 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 213 spots
Median kite days: 58 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 20 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Bluff Reef; 81 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Australia

Australia has 213 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 58 % kite days over the year; Bluff Reef leads with 81 %. The spots spread over 7 regions.

Best season at the median spot: August to March (50 % kite days or more). Water 17 to 22 °C over the year.

Kite destinations in Australia

Kitesurfing in Gnaraloo
Windiest month: October, 87 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Gnaraloo: Jan 85 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 51 %, May 23 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 87 %, Nov 87 %, Dec 87 %
Kitesurfing in Lancelin
Windiest month: January, 92 % kite days
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Kite days by month in Lancelin: Jan 92 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 61 %, May 48 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 86 %, Dec 88 %
Kitesurfing in St Kilda, Melbourne
Windiest month: February, 72 % kite days
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Kite days by month in St Kilda, Melbourne: Jan 69 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 40 %, May 44 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 53 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 56 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 69 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Best time to visit Australia

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: August to March
Warm and windy: November to April

Kite days at the median spot range from 42 % in June to 68 % in February.

Water 17 °C in August to 22 °C in February. Air 16 °C in August to 24 °C in January, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Australia: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Australia?

The best months are August to March: the median spot in Australia had 52 to 68 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Australia?

Bluff Reef has the most kite days in Australia: 81 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Australia?

The water ranges from 17 °C in August to 22 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 4/3 in August, spring suit in February.

Destinations by month

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for destinations in Australia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Gnaraloo	85	78	70	51	23	29	31	50	71	87	87	87
Lancelin	92	82	71	61	48	43	58	56	62	77	86	88
St Kilda, Melbourne	69	72	57	40	44	40	43	53	60	56	61	69

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for regions in Australia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
New South Wales	62	62	51	37	34	38	38	41	56	60	61	64
Queensland	40	46	40	41	36	20	20	29	42	39	41	46
South Australia	60	59	44	36	39	42	50	46	52	52	56	57
Tasmania	63	71	63	56	61	54	63	70	74	68	69	66
Victoria	59	65	51	40	45	42	50	54	60	54	58	64
Western Australia	88	79	69	53	43	43	55	55	59	71	82	85

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in Australia
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
New South Wales	23 °C	24 °C	23 °C	22 °C	21 °C	20 °C	18 °C	18 °C	19 °C	20 °C	20 °C	21 °C
Queensland	28 °C	28 °C	27 °C	26 °C	23 °C	22 °C	21 °C	21 °C	22 °C	25 °C	26 °C	28 °C
South Australia	20 °C	20 °C	20 °C	18 °C	17 °C	15 °C	14 °C	14 °C	15 °C	16 °C	17 °C	19 °C
Tasmania	18 °C	19 °C	19 °C	17 °C	16 °C	14 °C	13 °C	13 °C	13 °C	13 °C	15 °C	16 °C
Victoria	19 °C	19 °C	19 °C	18 °C	16 °C	14 °C	13 °C	13 °C	13 °C	14 °C	16 °C	17 °C
Western Australia	24 °C	24 °C	23 °C	22 °C	21 °C	20 °C	18 °C	18 °C	18 °C	20 °C	21 °C	23 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Bluff Reef
Australia
81 %
2
Bluff Beach
Australia
76 %
3
Mangrove Beach
Australia
75 %
4
Porky Beach
Australia
74 %
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Bunker Beach
Australia
74 %
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Bombie
Australia
74 %
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Redgate
Australia
72 %
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East Inlet
Australia
72 %
9
Greenhead
Australia
72 %
10
Malimup Beach
Australia
72 %

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

Kite days per year, % of days

Annan River Mouth
Australia
70 %
Nanga Bay
Australia
68 %
Mandurah
Australia
67 %
Denham Lookout
Australia
66 %

By region

Western Australia

66 spots · 66 % kite days per year

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New South Wales

33 spots · 49 % kite days per year

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Queensland

32 spots · 38 % kite days per year

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Victoria

30 spots · 55 % kite days per year

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South Australia

26 spots · 50 % kite days per year

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Tasmania

25 spots · 66 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

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Bluff Reef leads with 81 % kite days per year, followed by Back of Lighthouse (76 %) and Bluff Beach (76 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

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Bluff Reef
Australia
81 %
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Kite days by month at Bluff Reef: Jan 82 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 80 %, Apr 77 %, May 78 %, Jun 76 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 85 %, Sep 85 %, Oct 81 %, Nov 83 %, Dec 81 %
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Back of Lighthouse
Australia
76 %
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Kite days by month at Back of Lighthouse: Jan 77 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 77 %, Apr 69 %, May 72 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 81 %, Sep 83 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 76 %
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Bluff Beach
Australia
76 %
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Kite days by month at Bluff Beach: Jan 77 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 77 %, Apr 69 %, May 72 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 81 %, Sep 83 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 76 %
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Mangrove Beach
Australia
75 %
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Kite days by month at Mangrove Beach: Jan 50 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 79 %, May 97 %, Jun 96 %, Jul 95 %, Aug 94 %, Sep 95 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 54 %
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Porky Beach
Australia
74 %
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Kite days by month at Porky Beach: Jan 69 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 64 %, May 74 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 81 %, Sep 83 %, Oct 75 %, Nov 78 %, Dec 73 %
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Bunker Beach
Australia
74 %
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Kite days by month at Bunker Beach: Jan 94 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 55 %, May 56 %, Jun 70 %, Jul 77 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 90 %
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Boat Ramp Beach
Australia
74 %
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Kite days by month at Boat Ramp Beach: Jan 92 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 63 %, May 57 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 75 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 87 %
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Boat Ramp Reef
Australia
74 %
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Kite days by month at Boat Ramp Reef: Jan 92 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 63 %, May 57 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 75 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 87 %
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Bombie
Australia
74 %
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Kite days by month at Bombie: Jan 92 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 63 %, May 57 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 75 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 87 %
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Main Break
Australia
74 %
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Kite days by month at Main Break: Jan 92 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 63 %, May 57 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 75 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 87 %
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Boodjidup
Australia
72 %
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Kite days by month at Boodjidup: Jan 91 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 59 %, May 55 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 82 %, Dec 85 %
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Redgate
Australia
72 %
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Kite days by month at Redgate: Jan 91 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 59 %, May 55 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 74 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 82 %, Dec 85 %
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Caravan Park Beach
Australia
72 %
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Kite days by month at Caravan Park Beach: Jan 78 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 64 %, May 67 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 71 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 80 %
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East Inlet
Australia
72 %
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Kite days by month at East Inlet: Jan 78 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 64 %, May 67 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 71 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 80 %
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Godfrey's Beach
Australia
72 %
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Kite days by month at Godfrey's Beach: Jan 78 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 64 %, May 67 %, Jun 55 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 71 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 80 %

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16 West Inlet 72 %
17 Greenhead 72 %
18 Malimup Beach 72 %
19 Babel Point 71 %
20 Jakes 71 %
21 Kalbarri 71 %
22 Murchison River 71 %
23 Peaceful Bay 71 %
24 Rame Head 71 %
25 Big Lagoon 70 %
26 Gnaraloo Bay 70 %
27 Gnaraloo Airstrip 70 %
28 Annan River Mouth 70 %
29 Sunsets 69 %
30 Thunder and Lightning Bay 69 %
31 Fourth Mile Beach 69 %
32 Lancelin Bay 69 %
33 Lancelin Island 69 %
34 Lancelin Reef 69 %
35 Point Moore 69 %
36 St. Georges Beach 69 %
37 Port Denison 69 %
38 Spot-X 68 %
39 Ledge Point 68 %
40 Port Gregory 68 %
41 Mandalay Beach 68 %
42 The Zoo 68 %
43 Jurien 68 %
44 Jurien Bay 68 %
45 Nanga Bay 68 %
46 Avalon Kite Beach 67 %
47 Mandurah 67 %
48 Kings Beach 67 %
49 Green Point Beach 67 %
50 Nettley Bay 67 %
51 Thunder Reef 67 %
52 West Beach 67 %
53 Beachport 67 %
54 Furries 66 %
55 Denham Lookout 66 %
56 Woodman's Point 66 %
57 Davenport Beach 66 %
58 Johanna Beach 66 %
59 Lord Howe 65 %
60 Scarborough 65 %
61 Flynns Reef 65 %
62 Resort Beach 65 %
63 Dunsborough 65 %
64 Temma Harbour 65 %
65 Yallingup 64 %
66 Augusta 64 %
67 Coronation Beach 64 %
68 Cape le Grand 63 %
69 Shallow Inlet 63 %
70 Gnaraloo 62 %
71 Rye Front Beach 62 %
72 Waterloo Bay 62 %
73 Cervantes 62 %
74 Observatory Beach 62 %
75 Murray Mouth 62 %
76 Sandbar 61 %
77 St Helens Point 61 %
78 Crazy Waves 61 %
79 Dutch Inn 61 %
80 Leighton 61 %
81 Lucky Bay 61 %
82 Pelican Point 61 %
83 Perth, Australia 61 %
84 Cheyne Bay 61 %
85 Wedge Island 60 %
86 Lights Beach 60 %
87 Anvils 60 %
88 Jasper Beach 60 %
89 Ocean Grove 60 %
90 Raffs Beach 60 %
91 Little Island 59 %
92 Pinnaroo Point 59 %
93 Robe 59 %
94 Tasmania / Trial Harbour 59 %
95 Brighton-Le-Sands 59 %
96 First Groyne 59 %
97 Frenchies 59 %
98 Kurnell 59 %
99 Kyeemagh 59 %
100 Safety Bay 58 %
101 Sandy Bay 57 %
102 The Granites 57 %
103 Maroubra Beach 57 %
104 Surfies Point 56 %
105 Woolamai 56 %
106 Altona Coastal Park 56 %
107 Apex Park 56 %
108 Cossack Beach 56 %
109 Merimbula Bay 56 %
110 Green Point 55 %
111 Hampton 55 %
112 St Kilda Marina 55 %
113 13th beach 55 %
114 Point Richards 55 %
115 The Cutting 55 %
116 Whitehaven Beach 55 %
117 Hawley Beach 54 %
118 Tasmania / Bakers Beach 54 %
119 Whyalla 54 %
120 Broulee South Beach 53 %
121 Seven Mile Beach 53 %
122 Boat Harbour 53 %
123 Dolls Point 53 %
124 Port Latta 53 %
125 Towra 53 %
126 Wanda 53 %
127 Arthur River 53 %
128 Beadle Bay 52 %
129 Aspendale 52 %
130 Ricketts Point 52 %
131 Bell Buoy 51 %
132 Bandy Creek 51 %
133 Main Beach 51 %
134 Cairns, Australia 51 %
135 Foots Safety Beach 51 %
136 Woolamai Beach 51 %
137 Mona Vale 51 %
138 Newy 51 %
139 South Narrabeen 51 %
140 Waitpinga 50 %
141 Tasmania / Marion Bay 48 %
142 The Bend 48 %
143 Lennox Head 48 %
144 Bells Beach 47 %
145 Point Impossible 47 %
146 ButterBox 47 %
147 Collaroy 47 %
148 Dee Why Beach 47 %
149 Fishermans Bay 47 %
150 Little Makaha 47 %
151 Long Reef 47 %
152 Manly Beach 47 %
153 Tannum Sand 47 %
154 Sydney, Australia 46 %
155 Nambucca Heads 45 %
156 Friendly Beaches 45 %
157 Double Island Point 45 %
158 Point Danger 45 %
159 Adelaide, Australia 44 %
160 Largs Bay Sailing Club 44 %
161 North Haven 44 %
162 Semaphore 44 %
163 The Chicken Shop 44 %
164 The Point 'Kite Beach' 44 %
165 Elliot Heads 44 %
166 Kingscliff 42 %
167 Flinders 42 %
168 Brisbane, Australia 41 %
169 Cable Beach 40 %
170 Frankston 39 %
171 Snelling Beach 38 %
172 Kirra North 38 %
173 Henley Beach 38 %
174 Seacliff 38 %
175 Somerton 38 %
176 Point Henry 37 %
177 Town Beach 37 %
178 Inverloch 36 %
179 Snapper Point 36 %
180 'The Funnel' at Sellicks beach 36 %
181 Brighton 36 %
182 Queen's Beach 36 %
183 Sandgate 36 %
184 Scotts Point 36 %
185 Sutton Beach 36 %
186 Woody Point 36 %
187 Lake Conneware 35 %
188 Nobby's Beach 35 %
189 The Alley 35 %
190 Goolwa 34 %
191 Goolwa Beach 34 %
192 Middleton Day St 34 %
193 Victor harbour 34 %
194 Flat Top 32 %
195 KFC 32 %
196 Narrowneck 32 %
197 Shearwater Street 32 %
198 The Train 32 %
199 Moana 32 %
200 Seaford 32 %
201 Manly 31 %
202 Wellington Point 31 %
203 Hervey Bay 28 %
204 Farnborough 27 %
205 Pallaranda Beach 27 %
206 Evans Head 25 %
207 Point Leo 25 %
208 Victoria Point 25 %
209 Jumpinpin 22 %
210 Palm Beach 22 %
211 Dripstone Cliffs 18 %
212 Kurrimine Beach 17 %
213 Lake King 15 %

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Kite days by month for Australia: median of 141 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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