Kite spot on water · Australia

Bay crossing - Hampton to Altona

Name: Bay crossing - Hampton to Altona
Address: AU

Riders have kited it in S, SSW.

Show on the map-37.9103, 144.8996

Works in: S, SSW
Nearest airport: MBWMelbourne Moorabbin Airport, 19 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

bestworksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

riding areaPparking

From riders

What you need to know

Watch out for

Shipping channel - large ships cannot stop and may block the wind when approachingcommunity map

Parking

Car park about 300 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Riders' tips

Cross the shipping channel well astern of large vesselscommunity map

In riders' own words

„Best wind: Southerly or SSW.“
„OpenStreetMap way/882194478“
„OpenStreetMap way/881792415“
„Take care crossing the shipping channel. The big ships won't stop and could block the wind if you get to close.“
„Cross well behind them.“

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

8.8Jan4.5

8.6Feb4.4

8.5Mar4.4

8.1Apr4.2

8.7May4.5

8.9Jun4.6

9.8Jul5.0

10.0Aug5.1

9.6Sep4.9

9.0Oct4.6

8.6Nov4.4

8.8Dec4.5

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	8.8 knots · 4.5 m/s
February	8.6 knots · 4.4 m/s
March	8.5 knots · 4.4 m/s
April	8.1 knots · 4.2 m/s
May	8.7 knots · 4.5 m/s
June	8.9 knots · 4.6 m/s
July	9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
August	10.0 knots · 5.1 m/s
September	9.6 knots · 4.9 m/s
October	9.0 knots · 4.6 m/s
November	8.6 knots · 4.4 m/s
December	8.8 knots · 4.5 m/s

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Sources: Community map “Kitesurfing locations, Melbourne, Australia” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.