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Spoil Bay kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Australia · Australie-Occidentale

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 2 m -20.3 | 118.59

Overview

Spoil Bay (or Spoil Bank) is a kitesurfing spot located in Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is the most popular spot in Port Hedland, offering remarkable flat water on the east side of the artificial breakwater (spoil bank). The spot is rideable at all tides, but beginners will prefer low tide which exposes a sandbar offering additional safety. In summer, northwest/west-northwest winds blow in the late afternoon, but are lighter than in the south of the state (12-14m kites recommended). Winter offers southeast winds.
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Spot forecast for Spoil Bay

Sunrise 05:31 · Sunset 18:09

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.5 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 Now02:464.3 m10:373 m17:313.8 m23:573.5 m06:133.9 m13:093 m20:294.2 m02:173.1 m08:334.3 m14:332.6 m21:064.7 m03:092.5 m09:194.8 m15:172.2 m21:335.3 m03:431.8 m09:525.3 m15:521.8 m22:015.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 3 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 3.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 3 m High tide · 4.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 3.1 m High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 2.6 m High tide · 4.7 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 2.5 m High tide · 4.8 m Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 5.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 5.3 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 5.8 m

Spoil Bay: 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

180h

in September · 27 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are September, October and November, at 27 rideable days and 34 °C. The low point is December, at 20 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25.5 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days27 d S October: 27 rideable days O November: 26 rideable days N December: 20 rideable days20 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 25.5 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 25.5 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 25.5 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days27 d S October: 27 rideable days O November: 26 rideable days N December: 20 rideable days20 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 27 °C. The wettest month is February, with 129 mm.

Monthly averages: Spoil Bay
Monthly averages — Spoil Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.5 232 h 35 °C 113 mm
February 22.0 175 h 36 °C 129 mm
March 21.5 143 h 36 °C 23 mm
April 24.0 120 h 35 °C 11 mm
May 25.5 136 h 31 °C 7 mm
June 22.0 152 h 28 °C 9 mm
July 25.5 180 h 27 °C 2 mm
August 24.0 165 h 29 °C 7 mm
September 27.0 180 h 33 °C 13 mm
October 27.0 199 h 35 °C 2 mm
November 26.0 236 h 35 °C 1 mm
December 20.0 120 h 37 °C 32 mm

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Technical details of Spoil Bay 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: Depending on conditions WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

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

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