Sea · South Australia · Australia
Goolwa Beach
Kite days peak in November at 44 %.
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. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 37 % Possibleabout 11 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 63 %
- Kiteable 37 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 3 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 18:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 13.0 h
- Water
- 16 °C, 5/4
- Air
- 18 °Cdaily maximum, 16 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 8 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Goolwa Beach averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 36 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 37 | 44 | 42 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Possible | Good | Possible | Good | Good |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 3 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 4 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 1 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 15 to 18 | 15 to 18 | 15 to 18 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 15 | 11 to 14 | 11 to 15 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 15 | 10 to 18 | 14 to 18 | 13 to 18 |
| Daylighth | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 |
| Water°C at the surface | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 5 of 31 | 4 of 28 | 6 of 31 | 8 of 30 | 9 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 11 of 31 | 11 of 31 | 7 of 30 | 8 of 31 | 8 of 30 | 7 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | 3/2 | 3/2 | 4/3 | 3/2 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 5/4 | 4/3 | 4/3 |
- In January, Goolwa Beach averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Goolwa Beach averaged 10 kite days out of 28 (36 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Goolwa Beach averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %). Water 20 °C, 4/3. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Goolwa Beach averaged 6 kite days out of 30 (20 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Goolwa Beach averaged 7 kite days out of 31 (24 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Goolwa Beach averaged 7 kite days out of 30 (24 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Goolwa Beach averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Goolwa Beach averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 14 °C, 5/4. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Goolwa Beach averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (42 %). Water 15 °C, 4/3. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Goolwa Beach averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Goolwa Beach averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (44 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Goolwa Beach averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 19 °C, 4/3. 4 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 Goolwa 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.
- January3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- February2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.5 expected
- March1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.6 expected
- April1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.3 expected
- May1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.3 expected
- June1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
- July4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.7 expected
- August4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
- September4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.1 expected
- October (now)3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.8 expected
- November5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- December4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.2 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
6 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 4.6 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 56 %
- Kiteable 44 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 56 %, kiteable on 44 %, 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 mostly from SW (225°), fairly steady direction.
Kitesurfing at Goolwa Beach: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Goolwa Beach?
No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is November, when 44 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.
Is Goolwa Beach windy in October?
Sometimes. 37 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 11 days in a typical October. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Goolwa Beach?
The water ranges from 14 °C in July to 20 °C in January. In October it is about 16 °C (wetsuit: 5/4).
How many kite days does Goolwa Beach get in a year?
About 124 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
- South Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Adelaide International Airport (ADL), 68 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+10:30 in October
- Coordinates
- -35.5233, 138.7720
- 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 South Australia
Kite days in October, % of days
- Goolwa
Australia · same kite days as Goolwa Beach in October
37 %Kite days by month at Goolwa: Jan 36 %, Feb 36 %, Mar 28 %, Apr 20 %, May 24 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 36 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 42 % - Murray Mouth
Australia · 30 points more kite days than Goolwa Beach in October
67 %Kite days by month at Murray Mouth: Jan 75 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 59 %, Apr 44 %, May 48 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 56 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 77 % - Victor harbour
Australia · 2 points fewer kite days than Goolwa Beach in October
35 %Kite days by month at Victor harbour: Jan 33 %, Feb 31 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 22 %, May 28 %, Jun 27 %, Jul 40 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 42 %, Dec 39 % - Waitpinga
Australia · 15 points more kite days than Goolwa Beach in October
52 %Kite days by month at Waitpinga: Jan 51 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 43 %, Apr 38 %, May 43 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 55 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 56 % - Snapper Point
Australia · 3 points fewer kite days than Goolwa Beach in October
34 %Kite days by month at Snapper Point: Jan 37 %, Feb 35 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 25 %, May 33 %, Jun 35 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 41 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 34 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 44 % - Moana
Australia · 8 points fewer kite days than Goolwa Beach in October
29 %Kite days by month at Moana: Jan 32 %, Feb 31 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 18 %, May 30 %, Jun 32 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 37 %, Oct 29 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 34 % - Seacliff
Australia · 2 points fewer kite days than Goolwa Beach in October
35 %Kite days by month at Seacliff: Jan 50 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 24 %, May 28 %, Jun 29 %, Jul 37 %, Aug 37 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 35 %, Nov 45 %, Dec 49 % - Semaphore
Australia · 5 points more kite days than Goolwa Beach in October
42 %Kite days by month at Semaphore: Jan 60 %, Feb 59 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 32 %, May 32 %, Jun 34 %, Jul 39 %, Aug 38 %, Sep 44 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 57 %
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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 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 37 % of days at Goolwa 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/goolwa-beach
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