Kite spot on water · Australia

Rosebud

Name: Rosebud
Address: AU

Riders have kited it in N, NW.

Show on the map-38.3584, 144.8904

Works in: N, NW
Nearest airport: MBWMelbourne Moorabbin Airport, 46 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

worksno reports

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

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From riders

What you need to know

Size of the area: Gets very crowded, the beach is narrow at high tide

Watch out for

Narrow beach at high tide; difficult launch on the grassy oval.community map

Where to launch

Rigging on grass is possible, but launching on the oval can be trickycommunity map

Parking

Car park about 200 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

In riders' own words

„Good in N and NW.“
„Can get very crowded. Beach narrow at high tide.“
„Can rig on grass but it may be difficult to launch the kite on the oval.“
„OpenStreetMap way/144944343“
„OpenStreetMap way/885322994“
„Beach narrow at high tide. Can rig on grass but it may be difficult to launch the kite on the oval.“

Photos from the area

Bay Trail, Rosebud · 1420 m from the spot
Philip Mallis, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.

9.1Jan4.7

9.3Feb4.8

9.3Mar4.8

9.3Apr4.8

10.4May5.3

10.9Jun5.6

11.8Jul6.1

11.9Aug6.1

10.8Sep5.6

9.8Oct5.0

9.1Nov4.7

9.4Dec4.8

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

Values by month

January	9.1 knots · 4.7 m/s
February	9.3 knots · 4.8 m/s
March	9.3 knots · 4.8 m/s
April	9.3 knots · 4.8 m/s
May	10.4 knots · 5.3 m/s
June	10.9 knots · 5.6 m/s
July	11.8 knots · 6.1 m/s
August	11.9 knots · 6.1 m/s
September	10.8 knots · 5.6 m/s
October	9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
November	9.1 knots · 4.7 m/s
December	9.4 knots · 4.8 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.