Kite spot on water · Australia

Portsea Back Beach

Name: Portsea Back Beach
Address: AU

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

Show on the map-38.3360, 144.7053

Works in: S, SW, W
Best: S, W
Nearest airport: AVVMelbourne Avalon International Airport, 39 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: Not for beginners or the faint-hearted.

Watch out for

Big surf.community map

Parking

Car park about 150 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

Big surf. SW wind is onshore.community map

In riders' own words

„Best wind is W or S. SW is onshore.“
„The Mornington Peninsula back beaches are not for the faint hearted or beginner.“
„OpenStreetMap way/6262122“
„OpenStreetMap way/6262133“
„Warning: big surf.“
„Warning: big surf. Best wind is W or S. SW is onshore.“

Photos from the area

Portsea Backbeach; Mornington Peninsula National Park · 1094 m from the spot
WCsophia, 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.

10.5Jan5.4

10.8Feb5.6

10.7Mar5.5

10.6Apr5.5

11.7May6.0

12.2Jun6.3

13.3Jul6.8

13.4Aug6.9

12.3Sep6.3

11.3Oct5.8

10.6Nov5.5

10.9Dec5.6

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

Values by month

January	10.5 knots · 5.4 m/s
February	10.8 knots · 5.6 m/s
March	10.7 knots · 5.5 m/s
April	10.6 knots · 5.5 m/s
May	11.7 knots · 6.0 m/s
June	12.2 knots · 6.3 m/s
July	13.3 knots · 6.8 m/s
August	13.4 knots · 6.9 m/s
September	12.3 knots · 6.3 m/s
October	11.3 knots · 5.8 m/s
November	10.6 knots · 5.5 m/s
December	10.9 knots · 5.6 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.