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Dutch Inn

Name: Dutch Inn
Address: AUS

Best for kiting from July to March, with 50 to 90 % kite days. Water 17 to 24 °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.

JJan90Prime
FFeb78Prime
MMar63Prime
AApr44Good
MMay33Possible
JJun38Possible
JJul53Good
AAug50Good
SSep50Good
OOct65Primenow
NNov76Prime
DDec87Prime

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. Shares its model grid cell with 5 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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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
65 % Primeabout 20 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 35 %
Kiteable 65 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
7 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
Best hours
14:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
12.9 h
Water
20 °C, 4/3
Air
19 °Cdaily maximum, 18 °C during kite hours
Rain
7 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Dutch Inn averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Dutch Inn

Kite days% of days	90	78	63	44	33	38	53	50	50	65	76	87
Verdictshare plus good years	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Possible	Possible	Good	Good	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	7 in 10	5 in 10	2 in 10	4 in 10	7 in 10	6 in 10	7 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	9 of 9	9 of 9	7 of 9	4 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9	5 of 9	5 of 9	5 of 9	7 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	14 to 18	14 to 18	15 to 18	15 to 17	10 to 16	10 to 16	10 to 17	11 to 17	14 to 17	14 to 17	14 to 18	14 to 18
Daylighth	14.0	13.2	12.3	11.3	10.5	10.1	10.3	11.0	11.9	12.9	13.7	14.2
Water°C at the surface	24	24	23	21	20	18	17	17	18	20	21	23
Air°C, daily maximum	25	26	25	22	20	18	17	17	18	19	21	24
Rain days1 mm or more	1 of 31	2 of 28	4 of 31	5 of 30	9 of 31	13 of 30	17 of 31	14 of 31	8 of 30	7 of 31	3 of 30	1 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	shorty	shorty	spring	spring	3/2	4/3	5/4	5/4	4/3	4/3	spring	spring

In January, Dutch Inn averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (90 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Dutch Inn averaged 22 kite days out of 28 (78 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Dutch Inn averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (63 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Dutch Inn averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (44 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Dutch Inn averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Dutch Inn averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (38 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Dutch Inn averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (53 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Dutch Inn averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Dutch Inn averaged 15 kite days out of 30 (50 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Dutch Inn averaged 20 kite days out of 31 (65 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Dutch Inn averaged 23 kite days out of 30 (76 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Dutch Inn averaged 27 kite days out of 31 (87 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 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 Dutch Inn

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 8.8 expected
February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.7 expected
March7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 expected
April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
May2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
June4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
July7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
August6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
September7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.8 expected
November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.7 expected
December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.7 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.

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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

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 7.0 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 January, the windiest month

Too light 10 %
Kiteable 90 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 10 %, kiteable on 90 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 14:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind steadily from SSW (203°).

Kitesurfing at Dutch Inn: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Dutch Inn?

The best months are July to March: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 90 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Dutch Inn windy in October?

Yes, very. 65 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 20 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 Dutch Inn?

The water ranges from 17 °C in July to 24 °C in January. In October it is about 20 °C (wetsuit: 4/3).

How many kite days does Dutch Inn 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.

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Spot facts

Region: Western Australia
Country: Australia
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Perth International Airport (PER), 21 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+08:00 in October
Coordinates: -32.0013, 115.7520
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

Leighton
Australia · same kite days as Dutch Inn in October
65 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Leighton: Jan 90 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 44 %, May 33 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 53 %, Aug 50 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 65 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 87 %
Scarborough
Australia · 6 points more kite days than Dutch Inn 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 Scarborough: Jan 92 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 51 %, May 41 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 90 %
Woodman's Point
Australia · 5 points more kite days than Dutch Inn in October
70 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
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8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Woodman's Point: Jan 93 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 51 %, May 43 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 60 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 82 %, Dec 90 %
Little Island
Australia · 1 point fewer kite days than Dutch Inn in October
64 %
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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 Little Island: Jan 89 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 40 %, May 31 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 88 %
Safety Bay
Australia · 6 points fewer kite days than Dutch Inn in October
59 %
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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 Safety Bay: Jan 86 %, Feb 75 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 40 %, May 31 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 47 %, Oct 59 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 84 %
Mandurah
Australia · 4 points more kite days than Dutch Inn in October
69 %
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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 Mandurah: Jan 91 %, Feb 83 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 54 %, May 44 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 62 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 82 %, Dec 90 %
Ledge Point
Australia · 12 points more kite days than Dutch Inn in October
77 %
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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 Ledge Point: Jan 92 %, Feb 83 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 60 %, May 47 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 57 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 86 %, Dec 88 %
Lancelin Bay
Australia · 12 points more kite days than Dutch Inn in October
77 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
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8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lancelin Bay: Jan 92 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 61 %, May 48 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 86 %, Dec 88 %

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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. Shares its model grid cell with 5 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 65 % of days at Dutch Inn 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/dutch-inn

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