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Gnaraloo Airstrip

Name: Gnaraloo Airstrip
Address: AUS

Best for kiting from August to April, with 60 to 92 % kite days. Water 22 to 27 °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.

JJan89Prime
FFeb84Prime
MMar78Prime
AApr60Good
MMay34Possible
JJun42Good
JJul44Good
AAug61Prime
SSep77Prime
OOct92Primenow
NNov90Prime
DDec91Prime

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
92 % Primeabout 28 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 8 %
Kiteable 92 %
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 9.3 expected (capped at 9 in 10)
Best hours
13:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
12.6 h
Water
23 °C, spring suit
Air
24 °Cdaily maximum, 23 °C during kite hours
Rain
0 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (92 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Gnaraloo Airstrip

Kite days% of days	89	84	78	60	34	42	44	61	77	92	90	91
Verdictshare plus good years	Prime	Prime	Prime	Good	Possible	Good	Good	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime	Prime
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	7 in 10	3 in 10	5 in 10	5 in 10	8 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10	9 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	6 of 9	1 of 9	3 of 9	3 of 9	8 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9	9 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	12 to 18	13 to 18	14 to 18	15 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 17	10 to 17	15 to 17	14 to 17	13 to 18	13 to 18	12 to 18
Daylighth	13.4	12.9	12.2	11.6	11.0	10.7	10.8	11.3	11.9	12.6	13.3	13.6
Water°C at the surface	25	26	27	26	26	24	22	22	22	23	24	25
Air°C, daily maximum	28	28	29	28	26	23	23	23	24	24	25	27
Rain days1 mm or more	1 of 31	1 of 28	1 of 31	2 of 30	2 of 31	5 of 30	3 of 31	2 of 31	1 of 30	0 of 31	0 of 30	1 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	shorty	shorty	shorts	shorty	shorty	spring	spring	spring	spring	spring	shorty	shorty

In January, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (89 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 24 kite days out of 28 (84 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (78 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (60 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (34 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (42 %). Water 24 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 14 kite days out of 31 (44 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (61 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 23 kite days out of 30 (77 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (92 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 27 kite days out of 30 (90 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Gnaraloo Airstrip averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (91 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 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 Gnaraloo Airstrip

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 8.3 expected
March9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.6 expected
April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.7 expected
May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
June5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
July5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
August8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
September9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.8 expected
October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.3 expected
November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.0 expected
December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.1 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 8.4 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 October, the windiest month

Too light 8 %
Kiteable 92 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 8 %, kiteable on 92 %, 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 steadily from SW (225°).

Kitesurfing at Gnaraloo Airstrip: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Gnaraloo Airstrip?

The best months are August to April: from 2017 to 2025, 60 to 92 % of days in those months were kite days.

Is Gnaraloo Airstrip windy in October?

Yes, very. 92 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 28 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 Gnaraloo Airstrip?

The water ranges from 22 °C in July to 27 °C in March. In October it is about 23 °C (wetsuit: spring suit).

How many kite days does Gnaraloo Airstrip get in a year?

About 256 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: Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), 124 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+08:00 in October
Coordinates: -23.7770, 113.5260
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.

Water state unknown: no kite source found.
Learning: no kite source says.
No guide names an Airstrip spot. A forum post describes a beach nearby with a rip and a reefy bottom further out; other sources call Gnaraloo experts only.

Checked 2026-10-08, confidence low (no kite source, or contradictions). Sources: www.seabreeze.com.au, en.wikipedia.org.

Nearby kite spots in Western Australia

Kite days in October, % of days

Gnaraloo
Australia · 5 points fewer kite days than Gnaraloo Airstrip in October
87 %
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3. M
4. A
5. M
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8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
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 Bay
Australia · 2 points more kite days than Gnaraloo Airstrip in October
94 %
1. J
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 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 %
Sandy Bay
Australia · 11 points fewer kite days than Gnaraloo Airstrip in October
81 %
1. J
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 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 %
Big Lagoon
Australia · 1 point fewer kite days than Gnaraloo Airstrip in October
91 %
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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 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 · 4 points fewer kite days than Gnaraloo Airstrip in October
88 %
1. J
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 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 %
Nanga Bay
Australia · 3 points fewer kite days than Gnaraloo Airstrip in October
89 %
1. J
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 Nanga Bay: Jan 94 %, Feb 88 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 63 %, May 36 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 26 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 89 %, Nov 92 %, Dec 92 %
Beadle Bay
Australia · 18 points fewer kite days than Gnaraloo Airstrip in October
74 %
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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 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 %
Jakes
Australia · 4 points fewer kite days than Gnaraloo Airstrip in October
88 %
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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 Jakes: Jan 91 %, Feb 87 %, Mar 83 %, Apr 73 %, May 44 %, Jun 41 %, Jul 42 %, Aug 52 %, Sep 71 %, Oct 88 %, Nov 90 %, Dec 89 %

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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, 92 % of days at Gnaraloo Airstrip 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/gnaraloo-airstrip

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