Sea · Western Australia · Australia
Cheyne Bay
Best for kiting all year except April and May, with 54 to 72 % kite days. Water 17 to 20 °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.
- 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.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 61 % Primeabout 19 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 39 %
- Kiteable 61 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- 8 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.1 expected
- Best hours
- 12:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 12.9 h
- Water
- 18 °C, 4/3
- Air
- 18 °Cdaily maximum, 16 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 11 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Cheyne Bay 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.
| Kite days% of days | 67 | 72 | 64 | 49 | 48 | 54 | 66 | 60 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 12 to 18 | 12 to 18 | 13 to 17 | 13 to 17 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 12 to 17 | 12 to 18 | 12 to 18 |
| Daylighth | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Water°C at the surface | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 6 of 31 | 7 of 28 | 12 of 31 | 12 of 30 | 10 of 31 | 12 of 30 | 13 of 31 | 14 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 11 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 6 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 3/2 | 3/2 | 3/2 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 3/2 |
- In January, Cheyne Bay averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (67 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Cheyne Bay 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, Cheyne Bay averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (64 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Cheyne Bay averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (49 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Cheyne Bay averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Cheyne Bay averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (54 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Cheyne Bay averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (66 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Cheyne Bay averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Cheyne Bay averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (56 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Cheyne Bay 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, Cheyne Bay averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (64 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Cheyne Bay averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (66 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. 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 Cheyne Bay
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 6.8 expected
- February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.1 expected
- March8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
- April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.9 expected
- May6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- June7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.7 expected
- August8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
- September7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 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 6.3 expected
- December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.7 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.
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
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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
8 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).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 6.1 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: 12:00 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 E (90°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at Cheyne Bay: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Cheyne Bay?
The best months are all year except April and May: from 2017 to 2025, 54 to 72 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Cheyne Bay 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 Cheyne Bay?
The water ranges from 17 °C in August to 20 °C in February. In October it is about 18 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).
How many kite days does Cheyne Bay get in a year?
About 221 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
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
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Spot facts
- Region
- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Albany Airport (ALH), 56 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -34.8231, 118.4010
- 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.
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Nearby kite spots in Western Australia
Kite days in October, % of days
- Anvils
Australia · same kite days as Cheyne Bay in October
61 %Kite days by month at Anvils: Jan 71 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 50 %, May 41 %, Jun 48 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 71 % - Lights Beach
Australia · 3 points more kite days than Cheyne Bay in October
64 %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 Cheyne Bay in October
71 %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 Cheyne Bay in October
69 %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 % - Malimup Beach
Australia · 7 points more kite days than Cheyne Bay in October
68 %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 Cheyne Bay in October
58 %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 Cheyne Bay in October
63 %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 Cheyne Bay in October
65 %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 Cheyne Bay 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/cheyne-bay
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