Best Kitespots in New South Wales

33 spots · Australia

Best for kiting from September to March, with 51 to 64 % kite days. Water 19 to 24 °C.

Median of 18 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 33 spots
Median kite days: 49 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 21 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Lord Howe; 65 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in New South Wales

New South Wales in Australia has 33 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 49 % kite days over the year; Lord Howe leads with 65 %.

Best season at the median spot: September to March (50 % kite days or more). Water about 21 °C.

Best time to visit New South Wales

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
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: September to March
Warm and windy: November to March

Kite days at the median spot range from 34 % in May to 64 % in December.

Water 18 °C in July to 24 °C in February. Air 17 °C in July to 24 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in New South Wales: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in New South Wales?

The best months are September to March: the median spot in New South Wales had 51 to 64 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in New South Wales?

Lord Howe has the most kite days in New South Wales: 65 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in New South Wales?

The water ranges from 18 °C in July to 24 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: 3/2 in July, shorty in February.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

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

Kite days by month for spots in New South Wales
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lord Howe	58	66	68	65	66	66	75	66	70	65	64	57
Sandbar	75	70	63	47	49	54	52	57	59	63	69	70
Kurnell	77	72	62	40	38	45	41	48	63	71	73	73
Maroubra Beach	76	72	60	37	38	43	41	47	59	66	70	70
Merimbula Bay	68	69	61	48	34	38	39	46	62	64	73	66
Broulee South Beach	66	67	56	40	31	36	39	44	62	62	69	67
Seven Mile Beach	67	65	51	37	41	42	46	41	58	60	62	67
Towra	69	67	57	38	36	38	38	42	58	63	64	67
Newy	66	64	53	30	34	40	38	43	55	61	63	63
The Bend	63	61	51	28	29	39	35	40	52	58	59	62
Lennox Head	58	51	43	42	35	34	32	36	57	60	60	64
Collaroy	58	59	50	28	32	37	38	39	52	54	57	60
Sydney, Australia	61	59	47	26	28	37	36	40	51	54	55	59
Nambucca Heads	60	51	44	33	25	31	30	34	55	58	61	64
Kingscliff	40	46	43	46	33	31	30	37	53	53	48	50
Flat Top	45	34	33	28	21	23	18	20	36	43	40	48
Evans Head	40	31	28	20	18	16	15	12	24	32	32	34
Palm Beach	28	26	22	13	15	15	19	20	24	26	30	28

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.

Good for learning

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

None checked in New South Wales yet.

All spots in New South Wales

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Lord Howe
Australia
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lord Howe: Jan 58 %, Feb 66 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 65 %, May 66 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 75 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 57 %
2
Sandbar
Australia
61 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Sandbar: Jan 75 %, Feb 70 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 47 %, May 49 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 70 %
3
Brighton-Le-Sands
Australia
59 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Brighton-Le-Sands: Jan 77 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 40 %, May 38 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 73 %
4
First Groyne
Australia
59 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at First Groyne: Jan 77 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 40 %, May 38 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 73 %
5
Frenchies
Australia
59 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Frenchies: Jan 77 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 40 %, May 38 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 73 %
6
Kurnell
Australia
59 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kurnell: Jan 77 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 40 %, May 38 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 73 %
7
Kyeemagh
Australia
59 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Kyeemagh: Jan 77 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 40 %, May 38 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 73 %
8
Maroubra Beach
Australia
57 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Maroubra Beach: Jan 76 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 37 %, May 38 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 70 %
9
Merimbula Bay
Australia
56 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Merimbula Bay: Jan 68 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 48 %, May 34 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 66 %
10
Broulee South Beach
Australia
53 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Broulee South Beach: Jan 66 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 40 %, May 31 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 44 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 67 %
11
Seven Mile Beach
Australia
53 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Seven Mile Beach: Jan 67 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 37 %, May 41 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 67 %
12
Boat Harbour
Australia
53 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Boat Harbour: Jan 69 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 38 %, May 36 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 67 %
13
Dolls Point
Australia
53 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Dolls Point: Jan 69 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 38 %, May 36 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 67 %
14
Towra
Australia
53 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Towra: Jan 69 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 38 %, May 36 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 67 %
15
Wanda
Australia
53 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Wanda: Jan 69 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 38 %, May 36 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 67 %
16
Mona Vale
Australia
51 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Mona Vale: Jan 66 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 30 %, May 34 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 63 %
17
Newy
Australia
51 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Newy: Jan 66 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 30 %, May 34 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 63 %
18
South Narrabeen
Australia
51 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at South Narrabeen: Jan 66 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 30 %, May 34 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 63 %
19
The Bend
Australia
48 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at The Bend: Jan 63 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 28 %, May 29 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 62 %
20
Lennox Head
Australia
48 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lennox Head: Jan 58 %, Feb 51 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 42 %, May 35 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 32 %, Aug 36 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 64 %

Show 13 more spots

21 ButterBox 47 %
22 Collaroy 47 %
23 Dee Why Beach 47 %
24 Fishermans Bay 47 %
25 Little Makaha 47 %
26 Long Reef 47 %
27 Manly Beach 47 %
28 Sydney, Australia 46 %
29 Nambucca Heads 45 %
30 Kingscliff 42 %
31 Flat Top 32 %
32 Evans Head 25 %
33 Palm Beach 22 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for New South Wales: median of 18 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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