Best Kitespots in Queensland

32 spots · Australia

Kite days peak in February at 46 %.

Median of 22 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 32 spots
Median kite days: 38 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 24 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Mangrove Beach; 75 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Queensland

Queensland in Australia has 32 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 38 % kite days over the year; Mangrove Beach leads with 75 %.

Water about 24 °C.

Best time to visit Queensland

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.

Warm and windy: September and November to April

Kite days at the median spot range from 20 % in June to 46 % in February.

Water 21 °C in July to 28 °C in February. Air 20 °C in July to 28 °C in February, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Queensland: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Queensland?

No month reaches 50 % kite days at the median spot. The windiest month is February with 46 %, from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Queensland?

Mangrove Beach has the most kite days in Queensland: 75 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Queensland?

The water ranges from 21 °C in July to 28 °C in February at the median spot. Wetsuit: spring suit in July, boardshorts 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 Queensland
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mangrove Beach	50	48	53	79	97	96	95	94	95	70	67	54
Annan River Mouth	41	40	48	79	94	94	90	86	90	62	63	50
Kings Beach	75	68	70	76	74	60	62	61	72	58	67	66
Resort Beach	67	65	63	79	85	76	73	60	60	41	51	58
Whitehaven Beach	55	55	55	74	76	63	59	48	50	34	40	49
Cairns, Australia	37	30	41	65	79	64	62	62	62	37	37	36
Tannum Sand	67	69	55	55	37	17	17	31	43	48	61	60
Double Island Point	47	58	50	52	45	31	31	30	42	52	52	50
Elliot Heads	54	63	49	51	44	23	20	25	34	46	56	58
Brisbane, Australia	41	52	46	44	38	28	25	29	43	48	52	47
Kirra North	37	44	40	37	27	24	24	32	50	48	45	47
Town Beach	45	43	42	56	51	24	22	29	33	28	34	40
Brighton	43	50	39	36	23	14	17	17	39	48	50	48
The Alley	38	46	40	35	27	17	18	22	43	46	42	44
KFC	38	47	38	34	27	14	16	16	37	38	39	42
Manly	35	45	36	33	23	15	17	15	29	36	40	43
Hervey Bay	32	47	34	34	25	11	12	13	23	33	38	38
Farnborough	37	42	36	38	30	13	11	13	21	23	29	36
Pallaranda Beach	30	22	27	33	29	16	20	31	43	23	23	29
Victoria Point	26	33	29	28	17	12	18	16	29	30	32	29
Jumpinpin	21	32	31	30	24	13	16	12	20	23	22	23
Kurrimine Beach	10	13	15	31	34	17	14	20	20	9	6	13

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 Queensland yet.

All spots in Queensland

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Mangrove Beach
Australia
75 %
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 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 %
2
Annan River Mouth
Australia
70 %
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 Annan River Mouth: Jan 41 %, Feb 40 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 79 %, May 94 %, Jun 94 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 86 %, Sep 90 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 50 %
3
Kings Beach
Australia
67 %
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 Kings Beach: Jan 75 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 76 %, May 74 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 66 %
4
Resort Beach
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 Resort Beach: Jan 67 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 79 %, May 85 %, Jun 76 %, Jul 73 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 51 %, Dec 58 %
5
Whitehaven Beach
Australia
55 %
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 Whitehaven Beach: Jan 55 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 74 %, May 76 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 49 %
6
Cairns, Australia
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 Cairns, Australia: Jan 37 %, Feb 30 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 65 %, May 79 %, Jun 64 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 37 %, Dec 36 %
7
Tannum Sand
Australia
47 %
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 Tannum Sand: Jan 67 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 55 %, Apr 55 %, May 37 %, Jun 17 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 31 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 60 %
8
Double Island Point
Australia
45 %
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 Double Island Point: Jan 47 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 52 %, May 45 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 30 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 50 %
9
Elliot Heads
Australia
44 %
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 Elliot Heads: Jan 54 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 51 %, May 44 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 58 %
10
Brisbane, Australia
Australia
41 %
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 Brisbane, Australia: Jan 41 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 44 %, May 38 %, Jun 28 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 47 %
11
Kirra North
Australia
38 %
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 Kirra North: Jan 37 %, Feb 44 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 37 %, May 27 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 24 %, Aug 32 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 45 %, Dec 47 %
12
Town Beach
Australia
37 %
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 Town Beach: Jan 45 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 56 %, May 51 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 22 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 40 %
13
Brighton
Australia
36 %
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: Jan 43 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 36 %, May 23 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 48 %
14
Queen's Beach
Australia
36 %
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 Queen's Beach: Jan 43 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 36 %, May 23 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 48 %
15
Sandgate
Australia
36 %
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 Sandgate: Jan 43 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 36 %, May 23 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 48 %
16
Scotts Point
Australia
36 %
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 Scotts Point: Jan 43 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 36 %, May 23 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 48 %
17
Sutton Beach
Australia
36 %
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 Sutton Beach: Jan 43 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 36 %, May 23 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 48 %
18
Woody Point
Australia
36 %
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 Woody Point: Jan 43 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 36 %, May 23 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 48 %
19
Nobby's Beach
Australia
35 %
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 Nobby's Beach: Jan 38 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 35 %, May 27 %, Jun 17 %, Jul 18 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 44 %
20
The Alley
Australia
35 %
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 Alley: Jan 38 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 35 %, May 27 %, Jun 17 %, Jul 18 %, Aug 22 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 44 %

Show 12 more spots

21 KFC 32 %
22 Narrowneck 32 %
23 Shearwater Street 32 %
24 The Train 32 %
25 Manly 31 %
26 Wellington Point 31 %
27 Hervey Bay 28 %
28 Farnborough 27 %
29 Pallaranda Beach 27 %
30 Victoria Point 25 %
31 Jumpinpin 22 %
32 Kurrimine Beach 17 %

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

Kite days by month for Queensland: median of 22 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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