Sea · New South Wales · Australia

First Groyne

Name: First Groyne
Address: AUS

Best for kiting from September to March, with 62 to 77 % kite days. Water 19 to 23 °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.

JJan77Prime
FFeb72Prime
MMar62Prime
AApr40Good
MMay38Possible
JJun45Good
JJul41Good
AAug48Good
SSep63Prime
OOct71Primenow
NNov73Prime
DDec73Prime

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 4 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
71 % Primeabout 22 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 29 %
Kiteable 71 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 7.1 expected (capped at 9 in 10)
Best hours
14:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
12.9 h
Water
19 °C, 3/2
Air
20 °Cdaily maximum, 19 °C during kite hours
Rain
10 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, First Groyne averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

First Groyne

Kite days% of days	77	72	62	40	38	45	41	48	63	71	73	73
Verdictshare plus good years	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Possible	Good	Good	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	7 in 10	3 in 10	3 in 10	4 in 10	4 in 10	7 in 10	8 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	1 of 9	0 of 9	2 of 9	2 of 9	4 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	14 to 19	15 to 19	14 to 18	14 to 17	14 to 16	12 to 16	12 to 16	14 to 16	13 to 17	14 to 18	13 to 19	14 to 19
Daylighth	14.1	13.3	12.3	11.3	10.4	9.9	10.1	10.9	11.9	12.9	13.9	14.4
Water°C at the surface	22	23	23	22	21	20	18	18	19	19	20	21
Air°C, daily maximum	24	24	23	22	19	17	17	17	19	20	21	22
Rain days1 mm or more	11 of 31	12 of 28	16 of 31	12 of 30	11 of 31	12 of 30	8 of 31	8 of 31	8 of 30	10 of 31	10 of 30	10 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	spring	spring	spring	3/2	3/2	4/3	4/3	4/3	4/3	3/2	3/2	spring

In January, First Groyne averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (77 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, First Groyne averaged 20 kite days out of 28 (72 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, First Groyne averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, First Groyne averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (40 %). Water 22 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, First Groyne averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (38 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, First Groyne averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (45 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, First Groyne averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, First Groyne averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, First Groyne averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (63 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, First Groyne averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (71 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, First Groyne averaged 22 kite days out of 30 (73 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, First Groyne averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (73 %). Water 21 °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 First Groyne

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 7.7 expected
February9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.3 expected
March7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
April3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.9 expected
June4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
July4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
August7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.3 expected
September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.1 expected
November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.3 expected
December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.4 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 7.3 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 23 %
Kiteable 77 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 23 %, kiteable on 77 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 14:00 to 19:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often NE (45°).

Kitesurfing at First Groyne: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at First Groyne?

The best months are September to March: from 2017 to 2025, 62 to 77 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is First Groyne windy in October?

Yes, very. 71 % 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 First Groyne?

The water ranges from 18 °C in July to 23 °C in February. In October it is about 19 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).

How many kite days does First Groyne get in a year?

About 213 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: New South Wales
Country: Australia
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD), 5 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+11:00 in October
Coordinates: -33.9824, 151.1490
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 New South Wales

Kite days in October, % of days

Towra
Australia · 8 points fewer kite days than First Groyne in October
63 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
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7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Towra: Jan 69 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 38 %, May 36 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 42 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 67 %
Kurnell
Australia · same kite days as First Groyne 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 Kurnell: Jan 77 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 40 %, May 38 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 48 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 71 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 73 %
Maroubra Beach
Australia · 5 points fewer kite days than First Groyne in October
66 %
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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 Maroubra Beach: Jan 76 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 37 %, May 38 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 47 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 70 %
Collaroy
Australia · 17 points fewer kite days than First Groyne in October
54 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Collaroy: Jan 58 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 28 %, May 32 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 60 %
Newy
Australia · 10 points fewer kite days than First Groyne in October
61 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Newy: Jan 66 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 53 %, Apr 30 %, May 34 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 38 %, Aug 43 %, Sep 55 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 63 %, Dec 63 %
Palm Beach
Australia · 45 points fewer kite days than First Groyne in October
26 %
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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 Palm Beach: Jan 28 %, Feb 26 %, Mar 22 %, Apr 13 %, May 15 %, Jun 15 %, Jul 19 %, Aug 20 %, Sep 24 %, Oct 26 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 28 %
The Bend
Australia · 13 points fewer kite days than First Groyne 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 The Bend: Jan 63 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 28 %, May 29 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 35 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 52 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 62 %
Sydney, Australia
Australia · 17 points fewer kite days than First Groyne in October
54 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
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10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Sydney, Australia: Jan 61 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 26 %, May 28 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 40 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 54 %, Nov 55 %, Dec 59 %

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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 4 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 71 % of days at First Groyne 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/first-groyne

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