Overview

Kite Corner is a kitesurfing spot located in Darwin, in Australia's Northern Territory. This spot benefits from the tropical monsoon winds and the southeast trade winds that blow from May to October during the dry season.

The water is warm year-round and the water area offers varied conditions depending on the tide. The spot is suitable for intermediate and advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Kite Corner

Sunrise 06:18 · Sunset 18:44

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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 2.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:50 · 5.2 m Low tide 07:22 · 4.1 m High tide 09:56 · 4.4 m Low tide 11:47 · 4.3 m High tide 12:43 · 4.3 m Low tide 19:05 · 3.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:15 · 5.4 m Low tide 08:55 · 3.7 m High tide 14:37 · 4.6 m Low tide 20:37 · 3.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:14 · 5.7 m Low tide 09:49 · 3.1 m High tide 15:41 · 5.2 m Low tide 21:43 · 2.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:57 · 6.1 m Low tide 10:26 · 2.5 m High tide 16:28 · 5.9 m Low tide 22:33 · 2.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:34 · 6.4 m Low tide 11:00 · 1.9 m High tide 17:07 · 6.6 m Low tide 23:17 · 2.3 m

Kite Corner: 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

255h

in May · 29 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in May: 22 rideable days a month and 255 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is October, at 6 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 87%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 87% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 30 °C. The wettest month is January, with 519 mm.

Monthly averages: Kite Corner

Monthly averages — Kite Corner — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.0	126 h	30 °C	519 mm
February	15.5	138 h	30 °C	290 mm
March	8.5	58 h	30 °C	436 mm
April	23.5	186 h	32 °C	85 mm
May	29.0	255 h	32 °C	22 mm
June	25.0	174 h	30 °C	0 mm
July	17.5	118 h	30 °C	4 mm
August	17.0	91 h	30 °C	3 mm
September	10.0	57 h	32 °C	33 mm
October	6.0	28 h	32 °C	71 mm
November	6.0	39 h	31 °C	365 mm
December	9.5	81 h	31 °C	273 mm

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Technical details of Kite Corner spot

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

Depending on conditions: E, S, W, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Additional stations

EAST POINT5 km

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DARWIN AIRPORT7.1 km

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