Overview

Thompsons Beach is a kitesurfing spot located in Moreton Bay, south of Brisbane, in Queensland. This spot offers shallow waters in the bay. The spot works with the southeast trade winds. Shallow waters of Moreton Bay. Suitable for beginners and intermediate riders. Significant tidal range. Easy access.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Thompsons Beach

Sunrise 05:05 · Sunset 17:57

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 16:19 · 2.2 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 22:59 · 0.7 m
High tide Wed 21 · 04:59 · 1.9 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 10:51 · 0.8 m

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Thompsons Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

286h

in March · 26 rideable days

The season runs from December to March, peaking in March: 22 rideable days a month and 286 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is June, at 7 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 19 °C. The wettest month is March, with 422 mm.

Monthly averages: Thompsons Beach

Monthly averages — Thompsons Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.5	218 h	28 °C	177 mm
February	24.0	244 h	28 °C	89 mm
March	26.0	286 h	26 °C	422 mm
April	16.0	153 h	25 °C	141 mm
May	21.0	197 h	22 °C	101 mm
June	7.0	55 h	20 °C	39 mm
July	7.0	68 h	19 °C	51 mm
August	14.5	121 h	21 °C	68 mm
September	13.5	99 h	23 °C	41 mm
October	14.5	132 h	25 °C	89 mm
November	15.0	128 h	26 °C	184 mm
December	19.0	166 h	27 °C	127 mm

Photo gallery of Thompsons Beach

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Thompsons Beach spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, S.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Beginner

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON6.7 kmsource Bureau of Meteorology Australia

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from BANANA BANK NORTH BEACON weather station are reserved for Premium members.

Real-time readings
Last 48 hours history
Custom alerts
Extended weather forecasts

Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

WS03660.2 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source weathercloud
DW4188 Victoria Point QNL AU0.2 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source madis - NOAA

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Thompsons Beach

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Queensland

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

Thompsons Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot