Kite spot on water · Australia

Cape Patterson surf beach

Name: Cape Patterson surf beach
Address: AU

Riders have kited it in SE, S, SW. Best in SE, SW.

Show on the map-38.6785, 145.6082

Works in: SE, S, SW
Best: SE, SW
Nearest airport: MBWMelbourne Moorabbin Airport, 90 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.

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From riders

What you need to know

Who it suits: Advanced riders only.
Size of the area: Small launch beach.

Watch out for

Rocky shoreline.community map

Where to launch

Small launch beach.community map

Parking

Car park about 400 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

S wind is onshore.community map

In riders' own words

„- Best wind is SW or SE - S is onshore.“
„- Rocky coastline. Advanced riders only.“
„Small beach for launching.“
„OpenStreetMap node/380041637“
„OpenStreetMap way/1147515077“

Photos from the area

Cape Paterson Beach · 1059 m from the spot
Dalysporter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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.

5.0Jan2.6

5.1Feb2.6

5.0Mar2.6

5.0Apr2.6

5.5May2.8

5.7Jun2.9

6.1Jul3.1

6.2Aug3.2

5.8Sep3.0

5.4Oct2.8

5.0Nov2.6

5.2Dec2.7

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

Values by month

January	5.0 knots · 2.6 m/s
February	5.1 knots · 2.6 m/s
March	5.0 knots · 2.6 m/s
April	5.0 knots · 2.6 m/s
May	5.5 knots · 2.8 m/s
June	5.7 knots · 2.9 m/s
July	6.1 knots · 3.1 m/s
August	6.2 knots · 3.2 m/s
September	5.8 knots · 3.0 m/s
October	5.4 knots · 2.8 m/s
November	5.0 knots · 2.6 m/s
December	5.2 knots · 2.7 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.