Overview

South Beach is a kitesurfing spot located in Dongara/Port Denison on the Coral Coast of Western Australia. This south-facing beach offers good conditions with light to moderate chop. The thermal south winds are powerful in this region, blowing regularly from 20 to 30 knots from November to March. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders. Julia's Spot and Port Denison are nearby.

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Spot forecast for South Beach

Sunrise 05:37 · Sunset 18:32

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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 3.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:53 · 0.6 m High tide 02:41 · 0.6 m Low tide 13:15 · 0.3 m High tide 20:04 · 0.5 m Low tide 21:24 · 0.5 m High tide 23:46 · 0.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:42 · 0.5 m High tide 04:00 · 0.6 m Low tide 13:49 · 0.3 m High tide 20:25 · 0.5 m Low tide 23:07 · 0.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:00 · 0.5 m Low tide 02:21 · 0.5 m High tide 05:16 · 0.5 m Low tide 06:59 · 0.5 m High tide 07:33 · 0.5 m Low tide 14:14 · 0.3 m High tide 20:45 · 0.6 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:56 · 0.4 m High tide 06:33 · 0.5 m Low tide 07:10 · 0.5 m High tide 08:47 · 0.5 m Low tide 12:51 · 0.4 m High tide 20:53 · 0.6 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:30 · 0.3 m High tide 09:52 · 0.5 m Low tide 13:09 · 0.4 m High tide 19:41 · 0.7 m

South 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

343h

in December · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in December: 28 rideable days a month and 343 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is June, at 9 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 18 °C. The wettest month is July, with 117 mm.

Monthly averages: South Beach

Monthly averages — South 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	29.5	327 h	31 °C	2 mm
February	28.0	270 h	34 °C	17 mm
March	28.0	219 h	32 °C	3 mm
April	20.5	133 h	30 °C	7 mm
May	17.0	90 h	26 °C	27 mm
June	9.0	59 h	21 °C	113 mm
July	9.5	67 h	18 °C	117 mm
August	11.5	92 h	19 °C	92 mm
September	25.0	179 h	22 °C	33 mm
October	29.0	259 h	24 °C	23 mm
November	27.0	276 h	27 °C	32 mm
December	30.5	343 h	31 °C	2 mm

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Technical details of South Beach spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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