Sea · Western Australia · Australia
Cossack Beach
Best for kiting from May to June and from September to February, with 50 to 72 % kite days. Water 22 to 32 °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 highHourly model data, 2017 to 2025, checked against the season shape of a nearby weather station, a regional model or a documented season.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 72 % Primeabout 22 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 28 %
- Kiteable 72 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- 9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 7.2 expected
- Best hours
- 14:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 12.6 h
- Water
- 27 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 30 °Cdaily maximum, 28 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 0 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Cossack Beach averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (72 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 71 | 67 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 37 | 36 | 52 | 72 | 72 | 67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Good | Possible | Possible | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 14 to 18 | 14 to 18 | 15 to 17 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 12 | 10 to 12 | 10 to 12 | 10 to 11 | 14 to 17 | 14 to 17 | 13 to 17 | 14 to 18 |
| Daylighth | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.4 |
| Water°C at the surface | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 4 of 31 | 4 of 28 | 4 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 2 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 1 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 0 of 31 | 0 of 30 | 1 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorty | spring | 3/2 | spring | shorty | shorts | shorts | shorts |
- In January, Cossack Beach averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 31 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Cossack Beach averaged 19 kite days out of 28 (67 %). Water 32 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Cossack Beach averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (46 %). Water 32 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Cossack Beach averaged 14 kite days out of 30 (48 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Cossack Beach averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Cossack Beach averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (51 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Cossack Beach averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Cossack Beach averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Cossack Beach averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (52 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Cossack Beach averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (72 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Cossack Beach averaged 22 kite days out of 30 (72 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Cossack Beach averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (67 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 8 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 Cossack Beach
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 expected
- February8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
- March5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
- April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
- May6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
- June6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.8 expected
- July3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
- August3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
- September7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.6 expected
- October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.2 expected
- November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.2 expected
- December8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.9 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
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).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 7.7 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 November, 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 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from WNW (293°).
Kitesurfing at Cossack Beach: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Cossack Beach?
The best months are May to June and September to February: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 72 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Cossack Beach windy in October?
Yes, very. 72 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 22 days in a typical October. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Cossack Beach?
The water ranges from 20 °C in July to 32 °C in February. In October it is about 27 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).
How many kite days does Cossack Beach get in a year?
About 203 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
- Karratha Airport (KTA), 44 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -20.6685, 117.1954
- 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
- Beadle Bay
Australia · 2 points more kite days than Cossack Beach in October
74 %Kite days by month at Beadle Bay: Jan 77 %, Feb 65 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 29 %, May 24 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 74 %, Nov 88 %, Dec 81 % - Sandy Bay
Australia · 9 points more kite days than Cossack Beach in October
81 %Kite days by month at Sandy Bay: Jan 71 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 44 %, May 32 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 81 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 76 % - Gnaraloo Bay
Australia · 22 points more kite days than Cossack Beach in October
94 %Kite days by month at Gnaraloo Bay: Jan 89 %, Feb 86 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 57 %, May 35 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 80 %, Oct 94 %, Nov 92 %, Dec 91 % - Gnaraloo
Australia · 15 points more kite days than Cossack Beach in October
87 %Kite days by month at 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 % - Gnaraloo Airstrip
Australia · 20 points more kite days than Cossack Beach in October
92 %Kite days by month at Gnaraloo Airstrip: Jan 89 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 78 %, Apr 60 %, May 34 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 92 %, Nov 90 %, Dec 91 % - Cable Beach
Australia · 13 points fewer kite days than Cossack Beach in October
59 %Kite days by month at Cable Beach: Jan 51 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 27 %, May 30 %, Jun 30 %, Jul 24 %, Aug 34 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 52 % - Big Lagoon
Australia · 19 points more kite days than Cossack Beach in October
91 %Kite days by month at Big Lagoon: Jan 90 %, Feb 87 %, Mar 80 %, Apr 70 %, May 37 %, Jun 41 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 77 %, Oct 91 %, Nov 90 %, Dec 90 % - Denham Lookout
Australia · 16 points more kite days than Cossack Beach in October
88 %Kite days by month at Denham Lookout: Jan 92 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 76 %, Apr 62 %, May 32 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 29 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 88 %, Nov 92 %, Dec 90 %
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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, 72 % of days at Cossack Beach 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/cossack-beach
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