Kite spot on water · Australia

CENTRAL COAST - Umina

Name: CENTRAL COAST - Umina
Address: AU

Riders have kited it in SSE.

Show on the map-33.5243, 151.3287

Works in: SSE
Watch out: W
Nearest airport: SYDSydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, 49 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

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

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From riders

What you need to know

Watch out W: Any wind other than SSE is too gusty; do not ride here in a W wind, serious accidents have occurred in recent years.

Parking

Car park about 450 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

Large waves can reach here on a SE swell, but the spot can also offer good flat water.community map

In riders' own words

„This kite spot is only kiteable in a SSE wind“
„otherwise it is too gusty... Do not kite here in Westerlies. There have been some serious accidents in recent years.“
„OpenStreetMap way/504626106“
„OpenStreetMap way/504626110“
„Big waves can end up here in a SE swell however it can offer some good flat water.“

Photos from the area

Central Coast NSW, Australia - panoramio (5) · 21 m from the spot
Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Central Coast NSW, Australia - panoramio (3) · 22 m from the spot
Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Central Coast NSW, Australia - panoramio (6) · 50 m from the spot
Maksym Kozlenko, 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.

4.8Jan2.5

4.7Feb2.4

4.5Mar2.3

4.3Apr2.2

4.5May2.3

4.6Jun2.4

4.6Jul2.4

4.8Aug2.5

4.7Sep2.4

4.7Oct2.4

4.8Nov2.5

4.7Dec2.4

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

Values by month

January	4.8 knots · 2.5 m/s
February	4.7 knots · 2.4 m/s
March	4.5 knots · 2.3 m/s
April	4.3 knots · 2.2 m/s
May	4.5 knots · 2.3 m/s
June	4.6 knots · 2.4 m/s
July	4.6 knots · 2.4 m/s
August	4.8 knots · 2.5 m/s
September	4.7 knots · 2.4 m/s
October	4.7 knots · 2.4 m/s
November	4.8 knots · 2.5 m/s
December	4.7 knots · 2.4 m/s

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Sources: Community map “KBNSW Spots” (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.