Sea · Queensland · Australia
Tannum Sand
Best for kiting from November to April, with 55 to 69 % kite days. Water 26 to 28 °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
- 48 % Goodabout 15 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 52 %
- Kiteable 48 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- 6 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
- Best hours
- 13:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 12.6 h
- Water
- 25 °C, shorty
- Air
- 24 °Cdaily maximum, 23 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 8 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Tannum Sand averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 67 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 43 | 48 | 61 | 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Possible | Off | Off | Possible | Good | Good | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 9 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 1 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 7 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 13 to 18 | 13 to 18 | 13 to 17 | 14 to 17 | 14 to 16 | 15 to 16 | 15 to 16 | 14 to 16 | 13 to 16 | 13 to 17 | 12 to 17 | 12 to 17 |
| 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 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 12 of 31 | 10 of 28 | 13 of 31 | 6 of 30 | 5 of 31 | 3 of 30 | 5 of 31 | 3 of 31 | 4 of 30 | 8 of 31 | 8 of 30 | 10 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | shorts | shorts | shorts | shorty | spring | spring | 3/2 | 3/2 | spring | shorty | shorts | shorts |
- In January, Tannum Sand averaged 21 kite days out of 31 (67 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Tannum Sand averaged 19 kite days out of 28 (69 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Tannum Sand averaged 17 kite days out of 31 (55 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Tannum Sand averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (55 %). Water 26 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Tannum Sand averaged 12 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Tannum Sand averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (17 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Tannum Sand averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (17 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Tannum Sand averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (31 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Tannum Sand averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (43 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Tannum Sand averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (48 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Tannum Sand averaged 18 kite days out of 30 (61 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Tannum Sand averaged 18 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 7 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 Tannum Sand
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 6.9 expected
- February8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.6 expected
- March6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- April7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.4 expected
- May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
- June1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.7 expected
- July1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.9 expected
- August3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
- September5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
- October (now)6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
- November8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 expected
- December7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.0 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 6.6 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 February, the windiest month
- Too light 31 %
- Kiteable 69 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 31 %, kiteable on 69 %, 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 E (90°).
Kitesurfing at Tannum Sand: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Tannum Sand?
The best months are November to April: from 2017 to 2025, 55 to 69 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Tannum Sand windy in October?
Yes, often. 48 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 15 days in a typical October. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Tannum Sand?
The water ranges from 20 °C in July to 28 °C in January. In October it is about 25 °C (wetsuit: shorty).
How many kite days does Tannum Sand get in a year?
About 170 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
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
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Spot facts
- Region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Gladstone Airport (GLT), 18 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC+10:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -23.9469, 151.3758
- 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 Queensland
Kite days in October, % of days
- Farnborough
Australia · 25 points fewer kite days than Tannum Sand in October
23 %Kite days by month at Farnborough: Jan 37 %, Feb 42 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 38 %, May 30 %, Jun 13 %, Jul 11 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 21 %, Oct 23 %, Nov 29 %, Dec 36 % - Elliot Heads
Australia · 2 points fewer kite days than Tannum Sand in October
46 %Kite days by month at Elliot Heads: Jan 54 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 51 %, May 44 %, Jun 23 %, Jul 20 %, Aug 25 %, Sep 34 %, Oct 46 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 58 % - Hervey Bay
Australia · 15 points fewer kite days than Tannum Sand in October
33 %Kite days by month at Hervey Bay: Jan 32 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 34 %, May 25 %, Jun 11 %, Jul 12 %, Aug 13 %, Sep 23 %, Oct 33 %, Nov 38 %, Dec 38 % - Double Island Point
Australia · 4 points more kite days than Tannum Sand in October
52 %Kite days by month at Double Island Point: Jan 47 %, Feb 58 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 52 %, May 45 %, Jun 31 %, Jul 31 %, Aug 30 %, Sep 42 %, Oct 52 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 50 % - Brisbane, Australia
Australia · same kite days as Tannum Sand in October
48 %Kite days by month at Brisbane, Australia: Jan 41 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 44 %, May 38 %, Jun 28 %, Jul 25 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 43 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 52 %, Dec 47 % - Town Beach
Australia · 20 points fewer kite days than Tannum Sand in October
28 %Kite days by month at Town Beach: Jan 45 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 42 %, Apr 56 %, May 51 %, Jun 24 %, Jul 22 %, Aug 29 %, Sep 33 %, Oct 28 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 40 % - Brighton
Australia · same kite days as Tannum Sand in October
48 %Kite days by month at Brighton: Jan 43 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 36 %, May 23 %, Jun 14 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 17 %, Sep 39 %, Oct 48 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 48 % - Manly
Australia · 12 points fewer kite days than Tannum Sand in October
36 %Kite days by month at Manly: Jan 35 %, Feb 45 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 33 %, May 23 %, Jun 15 %, Jul 17 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 29 %, Oct 36 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 43 %
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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, 48 % of days at Tannum Sand 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/tannum-sand
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