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Dampier kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Australia · Australie-Occidentale

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 9 m -20.67 | 116.71

Overview

Dampier is a kitesurfing spot located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, near Karratha. This industrial-port spot nevertheless offers interesting sailing conditions in the warm waters of northwest Australia. In summer, winds come mainly from the west and northwest in the late afternoon, while winter brings more reliable southeast winds. Conditions are generally lighter than in southern Western Australia. Watch out for significant tides and currents in this area.
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Spot forecast for Dampier

Sunrise 05:38 · Sunset 18:17

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

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 9.7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now02:492.7 m10:391.8 m17:542.4 m23:372.2 m05:502.5 m12:551.8 m20:192.7 m02:202 m08:112.7 m14:251.6 m20:563 m03:061.6 m09:073 m15:081.4 m21:243.3 m03:381.2 m09:443.3 m15:421.2 m21:503.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.7 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 2.2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 2.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 2 m High tide · 2.7 m Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 3.3 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 3.6 m

Dampier: 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

256h

in October · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to December, peaking in October: 27 rideable days a month and 256 hours of usable wind, at 33 °C. The low point is June, at 20.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 24 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days F March: 21 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d J July: 27 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d O November: 29 rideable days N December: 25 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 24 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days F March: 21 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d J July: 27 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 25.5 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d O November: 29 rideable days N December: 25 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 25 °C. The wettest month is January, with 114 mm.

Monthly averages: Dampier
Monthly averages — Dampier — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 24.0 263 h 33 °C 114 mm
February 24.0 230 h 35 °C 3 mm
March 21.0 142 h 35 °C 11 mm
April 21.0 89 h 33 °C 52 mm
May 25.5 112 h 29 °C 12 mm
June 20.5 114 h 26 °C 20 mm
July 27.0 134 h 25 °C 2 mm
August 24.0 147 h 27 °C 17 mm
September 25.5 159 h 30 °C 17 mm
October 29.5 256 h 33 °C 0 mm
November 29.0 282 h 32 °C 1 mm
December 25.0 217 h 36 °C 4 mm

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Technical details of Dampier spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Rideable SSE: Depending on conditions S: Depending on conditions SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Depending on conditions W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SE, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SSE, S, WSW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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