Kite spot on water · Australia

Gibsons Steps

Name: Gibsons Steps
Address: AU

Practical notes from riders: launch, parking and what to watch out for.

Show on the map-38.6683, 143.1119

Nearest airport: AVVMelbourne Avalon International Airport, 137 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

Pparking

From riders

What you need to know

Watch out for

Very treacherous spot due to updrafts along the cliff face and the remoteness of the locationcommunity map

Parking

Car park about 550 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap

Getting there

Narrow, steep path down the cliff to the beach; remote spotcommunity map

In riders' own words

„OpenStreetMap way/284769429“
„OpenStreetMap node/445537336“
„A narrow steep path descends the cliff to the beach.“
„Caution. This is a very dicey location for kitesurfing due to wind updraft at the cliff face and the remote location.“

Photos from the area

Earth Romance (147982221) · 21 m from the spot
Arnas Goldberg, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Meeting Point (147983679) · 21 m from the spot
Arnas Goldberg, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Port Campbell National Park Coast next to The Twelve Apostles seen from the Gibson Steps viewpoint · 34 m from the spot
Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.

4.7Jan2.4

4.7Feb2.4

4.6Mar2.4

4.5Apr2.3

4.8May2.5

4.8Jun2.5

5.3Jul2.7

5.5Aug2.8

5.3Sep2.7

5.0Oct2.6

4.6Nov2.4

4.9Dec2.5

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

Values by month

January	4.7 knots · 2.4 m/s
February	4.7 knots · 2.4 m/s
March	4.6 knots · 2.4 m/s
April	4.5 knots · 2.3 m/s
May	4.8 knots · 2.5 m/s
June	4.8 knots · 2.5 m/s
July	5.3 knots · 2.7 m/s
August	5.5 knots · 2.8 m/s
September	5.3 knots · 2.7 m/s
October	5.0 knots · 2.6 m/s
November	4.6 knots · 2.4 m/s
December	4.9 knots · 2.5 m/s

Nearby

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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.