Kite spot on water · Australia

Warrnambool Main Beach

Name: Warrnambool Main Beach
Address: AU

Practical notes from riders: launch, parking and what to watch out for.

Show on the map-38.3940, 142.4811

Nearest airport: PTJPortland Airport, 88 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

Pparking

From riders

What you need to know

Who it suits: Suitable for learning to ride waves

Watch out for

Swimmers in the watercommunity map

Parking

Car park about 200 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

Protected from big waves by a breakwater, but good waves for learning wave ridingcommunity map

In riders' own words

„a good surf for learning waves.“
„OpenStreetMap way/191911596“
„OpenStreetMap way/400362671“
„Good beach, but watch out for swimmers.“
„Sheltered from big swell by the breakwater but a good surf for learning waves.“

Photos from the area

Sea lion with helpers (9683107052) · 440 m from the spot
Charlie Marshall from Bristol UK, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

The 1870s Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village (19380531642) · 526 m from the spot
Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village (19391665171) · 528 m from the spot
Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, 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.

11.4Jan5.9

11.5Feb5.9

11.2Mar5.8

11.0Apr5.7

12.3May6.3

12.9Jun6.6

14.3Jul7.4

14.8Aug7.6

13.7Sep7.0

12.5Oct6.4

11.6Nov6.0

11.9Dec6.1

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

Values by month

January	11.4 knots · 5.9 m/s
February	11.5 knots · 5.9 m/s
March	11.2 knots · 5.8 m/s
April	11.0 knots · 5.7 m/s
May	12.3 knots · 6.3 m/s
June	12.9 knots · 6.6 m/s
July	14.3 knots · 7.4 m/s
August	14.8 knots · 7.6 m/s
September	13.7 knots · 7.0 m/s
October	12.5 knots · 6.4 m/s
November	11.6 knots · 6.0 m/s
December	11.9 knots · 6.1 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.