Kite spot on water · Australia

St Kilda

Name: St Kilda
Address: AU

Riders have kited it in S–SW.

Show on the map-37.8583, 144.9668

Works in: S–SW
Nearest airport: MEBMelbourne Essendon Airport, 16 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

Who it suits: Beginners (to the west) and advanced riders (inside the marina)
Size of the area: Wide sandy area for rigging kites

Where to launch

Wide sandy area for pumping and rigging kitescommunity map

Parking

Car park about 200 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Getting there

Access from Beaconsfield Paradecommunity map

Riders' tips

Beginner zone extends to the west, advanced zone is inside the marinacommunity map

In riders' own words

„Best wind direction is S to SW“
„Beginners area extends out to the West. Advance area inside the marina.“
„Wide sand area for inflating kites and rigging.“
„OpenStreetMap way/981372142“
„OpenStreetMap way/1010838062“
„Access from Beaconsfield Parade.“

Photos from the area

Two dogs playing on the beach (Unsplash) · 68 m from the spot
Mark Galer markgaler, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Sunset over Port Philip Bay - panoramio · 143 m from the spot
Klaas Ole Kürtz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Melbourne New Year 2014 (11669464283) · 341 m from the spot
Chris Phutully from Australia, CC BY 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.

8.8Jan4.5

8.6Feb4.4

8.5Mar4.4

8.1Apr4.2

8.7May4.5

8.9Jun4.6

9.8Jul5.0

10.0Aug5.1

9.6Sep4.9

9.0Oct4.6

8.6Nov4.4

8.8Dec4.5

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

Values by month

January	8.8 knots · 4.5 m/s
February	8.6 knots · 4.4 m/s
March	8.5 knots · 4.4 m/s
April	8.1 knots · 4.2 m/s
May	8.7 knots · 4.5 m/s
June	8.9 knots · 4.6 m/s
July	9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
August	10.0 knots · 5.1 m/s
September	9.6 knots · 4.9 m/s
October	9.0 knots · 4.6 m/s
November	8.6 knots · 4.4 m/s
December	8.8 knots · 4.5 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.