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Anvils

Name: Anvils
Address: AUS

Best for kiting all year except May and June, with 50 to 72 % kite days. Water 17 to 21 °C.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

JJan71Prime
FFeb72Prime
MMar63Good
AApr50Good
MMay41Good
JJun48Good
JJul64Prime
AAug56Good
SSep57Good
OOct61Primenow
NNov66Prime
DDec71Prime

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.

Confidence highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
61 % Primeabout 19 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 39 %
Kiteable 61 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
8 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
Best hours
13:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
13.0 h
Water
18 °C, 4/3
Air
17 °Cdaily maximum, 16 °C during kite hours
Rain
13 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Anvils averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (61 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Anvils

Kite days% of days	71	72	63	50	41	48	64	56	57	61	66	71
Verdictshare plus good years	Prime	Prime	Good	Good	Good	Good	Prime	Good	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	8 in 10	7 in 10	4 in 10	7 in 10	8 in 10	7 in 10	8 in 10	8 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	9 of 9	9 of 9	6 of 9	5 of 9	0 of 9	4 of 9	7 of 9	7 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	13 to 18	13 to 18	14 to 17	13 to 17	10 to 16	10 to 16	10 to 16	10 to 17	11 to 17	13 to 17	13 to 18	12 to 18
Daylighth	14.2	13.4	12.3	11.2	10.3	9.8	10.0	10.8	11.9	13.0	13.9	14.5
Water°C at the surface	19	20	21	21	21	20	18	17	17	18	18	19
Air°C, daily maximum	20	21	21	20	19	17	16	16	16	17	18	19
Rain days1 mm or more	5 of 31	6 of 28	10 of 31	13 of 30	12 of 31	18 of 30	19 of 31	18 of 31	14 of 30	13 of 31	9 of 30	5 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	3/2	3/2	spring	3/2	3/2	4/3	4/3	5/4	5/4	4/3	4/3	3/2

In January, Anvils averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Anvils averaged 20 kite days out of 28 (72 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Anvils averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Anvils averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (50 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Anvils averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Anvils averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (48 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Anvils averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (64 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Anvils averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (56 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Anvils averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (57 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Anvils averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (61 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Anvils averaged 20 kite days out of 30 (66 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Anvils averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Anvils

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.2 expected
February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.0 expected
March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
May4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
June7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
July8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
August7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.8 expected
October (now)8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.5 expected
December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.3 expected

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

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Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

9 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips, capped at 9 in 10).

Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20

about 6.6 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

How the wind behaves

In February, the windiest month

Too light 28 %
Kiteable 72 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 28 %, kiteable on 72 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 13:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind mostly from ESE (113°), fairly steady direction.

Kitesurfing at Anvils: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Anvils?

The best months are all year except May and June: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 72 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Anvils windy in October?

Yes, very. 61 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 19 days in a typical October. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Anvils?

The water ranges from 17 °C in August to 21 °C in March. In October it is about 18 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).

How many kite days does Anvils get in a year?

About 219 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

Live forecast

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Spot facts

Region: Western Australia
Country: Australia
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Albany Airport (ALH), 41 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+08:00 in October
Coordinates: -35.0209, 117.3660
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

Nearby kite spots in Western Australia

Kite days in October, % of days

Lights Beach
Australia · 3 points more kite days than Anvils in October
64 %
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8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lights Beach: Jan 68 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 49 %, May 41 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 71 %
Rame Head
Australia · 10 points more kite days than Anvils in October
71 %
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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 Rame Head: Jan 76 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 66 %, May 56 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 73 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 76 %
Mandalay Beach
Australia · 8 points more kite days than Anvils in October
69 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Mandalay Beach: Jan 77 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 61 %, May 50 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 72 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 61 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 74 %
Cheyne Bay
Australia · same kite days as Anvils in October
61 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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10. O
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12. D
Kite days by month at Cheyne Bay: Jan 67 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 49 %, May 48 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 66 %
Malimup Beach
Australia · 7 points more kite days than Anvils in October
68 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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Kite days by month at Malimup Beach: Jan 81 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 61 %, May 55 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 76 %, Aug 71 %, Sep 65 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 79 %
Jasper Beach
Australia · 3 points fewer kite days than Anvils in October
58 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Jasper Beach: Jan 74 %, Feb 75 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 48 %, May 39 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 67 %
Augusta
Australia · 2 points more kite days than Anvils in October
63 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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Kite days by month at Augusta: Jan 77 %, Feb 75 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 51 %, May 47 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 71 %
The Zoo
Australia · 4 points more kite days than Anvils in October
65 %
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4. A
5. M
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8. A
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12. D
Kite days by month at The Zoo: Jan 85 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 53 %, May 51 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 71 %, Aug 64 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 78 %, Dec 79 %

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

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: high.

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In October, 61 % of days at Anvils met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/anvils

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