Kite spot on water · Australia
Sydney - South - Boat Harbour
Riders have kited it in SW.
- Works in
- SW
- Watch out
- SW
- Nearest airport
- SYDSydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, 11 km
Forecast and webcams
Before you go
Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.
Webcams nearby
Live images from cameras within 25 km of the spot. Click to open the camera on Windy.com.
Webcams: Windy.com
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
worksdoes not work / gustyno reports
Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.
riding area
From riders
What you need to know
Watch out for
- In SW wind, there is a risk of being blown past the headland far offshore.community map
- Cars driving on the beach may run over laid-out lines.community map
- Currents, rocks, and waves on the outer reef.community map
- Reef where waves often suck dry.community map
Parking
- Parking inside the park (entry fee around $25 in 2012) or directly on the beach with a 4x4.price: ~$25 (2012) · community map
Getting there
- Access via Capt Cook Drive; 200 m walk to the beach from the park parking lot, or drive directly onto the beach with a 4x4.community map
Conditions
- Heavy waves outside the reef that suck water off the reef.community map
- Good flat water can be found inside the reef.community map
Riders' tips
- Do not leave lines laid out on the beach where cars can run over them.community map
In riders' own words
- „One of the few locations to kite in SW wind, can be good flat water inside the reef.“
- „if you are kiting here on a SW, be aware if you get blown past the reef, it's a long way to anywhere“
- „Experts only.“
- „entry to the park is ~$25 (2012) You can take any vehicle to the carpark inside the park (and then walk 200m to the beach) or if you have a 4x4 you can drive“
- „Access via Capt Cook Drive, entry to the park is ~$25 (2012) You can take any vehicle to the carpark inside the park (and then walk 200m to the beach)“
- „Warning: However watch out for currents, the rocks and waves on the reef.“
- „Don't leave your lines out on the beach or they may get run over.“
- „Very sucky and often will dredge dry on the reef.“
- „can be good flat water inside the reef.“
- „Powerful waves behind the reef. Very sucky and often will dredge dry on the reef.“
Photos from the area
JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mark Merton, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.
windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s
Values by month
| January | 8.2 knots · 4.2 m/s |
|---|---|
| February | 8.1 knots · 4.2 m/s |
| March | 7.9 knots · 4.1 m/s |
| April | 7.5 knots · 3.9 m/s |
| May | 7.9 knots · 4.1 m/s |
| June | 8.3 knots · 4.3 m/s |
| July | 8.2 knots · 4.2 m/s |
| August | 8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s |
| September | 8.0 knots · 4.1 m/s |
| October | 8.0 knots · 4.1 m/s |
| November | 8.1 knots · 4.2 m/s |
| December | 8.0 knots · 4.1 m/s |
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Sources: Community map “KBNSW Spots” (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.
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