Overview

Sandy KI (Kite Island) is a kitesurfing spot located in the Broadwater, on the Gold Coast, Queensland. This sandbar is a popular gathering point for Gold Coast kitesurfers. The spot works with southeast trade winds. Flat water in the Broadwater. Suitable for intermediate and advanced riders. Access by boat from Broadwater beaches. Sandbar exposed at low tide.

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Spot forecast for Sandy KI (Kite Island)

Sunrise 05:05 · Sunset 17:57

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 15:36 · 1.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 22:26 · 0.5 m
High tide Wed 21 · 04:27 · 1.1 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 09:54 · 0.6 m

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Sandy KI (Kite Island): 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

266h

in March · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to March, peaking in March: 23 rideable days a month and 266 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is July, at 6.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 20 °C. The wettest month is March, with 411 mm.

Monthly averages: Sandy KI (Kite Island)

Monthly averages — Sandy KI (Kite Island) — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.5	221 h	28 °C	159 mm
February	23.0	231 h	28 °C	99 mm
March	26.5	266 h	26 °C	411 mm
April	17.0	154 h	25 °C	200 mm
May	18.0	188 h	23 °C	91 mm
June	7.5	63 h	21 °C	50 mm
July	6.5	65 h	20 °C	46 mm
August	15.0	130 h	22 °C	94 mm
September	16.0	109 h	24 °C	50 mm
October	17.0	135 h	27 °C	95 mm
November	17.5	145 h	27 °C	163 mm
December	23.5	203 h	29 °C	150 mm

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Technical details of Sandy KI (Kite Island) 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: Intermediate

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