Kite spot on water · Australia

Rye

Name: Rye
Address: AU

Riders have kited it in N, NE, NW. Best in NE, NW.

Show on the map-38.3702, 144.8351

Works in: N, NE, NW
Best: NE, NW
Nearest airport: AVVMelbourne Avalon 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

bestworksno reports

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

riding areaPparking

From riders

What you need to know

Size of the area: Small beach for rigging

Where to launch

Small beach for riggingcommunity map

Parking

Car park about 250 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap
Good foreshore parkingcommunity map

Conditions

Clean water, N wind blows straight onshorecommunity map

In riders' own words

„Best wind direction is North West or North East. North is onshore.“
„Small beach for rigging.“
„Good parking on the foreshore.“
„OpenStreetMap way/129602940“
„OpenStreetMap way/591292961“
„North is onshore. Small beach for rigging. Clean water.“

Photos from the area

Dragons Head (183010117) · 796 m from the spot
David Alexander, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Soldier Gymnapistes marmoratus · 1250 m from the spot
Lek Khauv, CC BY 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.

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

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.