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Botany Bay kitesurf, wingfoil and paddle spot

Australia · New South Wales

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 7 m -33.97 | 151.15

Overview

Botany Bay is a kitesurfing spot located on the historic Botany Bay in Sydney. This spot offers flat water to light chop conditions in the sheltered waters of the bay. Northeast and south winds work well. The spot is suitable for beginners and intermediates. Botany Bay is the site of Captain Cook's first landing in Australia in 1770.

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Spot forecast for Botany Bay

Sunrise 06:07 · Sunset 19:12

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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 13.4 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 Now04:431 m09:560.7 m16:231.3 m23:170.4 m05:331.1 m11:030.6 m17:161.3 m23:590.4 m06:141.2 m11:590.6 m18:031.4 m00:350.3 m06:501.3 m12:480.5 m18:481.4 m01:090.3 m07:251.4 m13:330.3 m19:331.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.4 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.4 m

Botany 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

278h

in January · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in January: 24 rideable days a month and 278 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is June, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days M June: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d J July: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d J August: 16.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 23.5 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 16 rideable days M June: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d J July: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d J August: 16.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 24.5 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 24.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 16 °C. The wettest month is May, with 159 mm.

Monthly averages: Botany Bay
Monthly averages — Botany 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 27.5 278 h 26 °C 132 mm
February 24.5 197 h 26 °C 75 mm
March 23.5 169 h 25 °C 75 mm
April 17.0 138 h 23 °C 144 mm
May 16.0 119 h 19 °C 159 mm
June 13.5 80 h 16 °C 81 mm
July 13.5 108 h 16 °C 88 mm
August 16.5 138 h 18 °C 125 mm
September 22.0 146 h 22 °C 73 mm
October 24.5 174 h 24 °C 37 mm
November 22.0 189 h 25 °C 73 mm
December 24.5 204 h 27 °C 44 mm

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Technical details of Botany Bay spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, S.

Depending on conditions: N, ENE, SSE, SSW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
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Additional stations

  • KURNELL AWS6.5 km

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    source Bureau of Meteorology Australia

  • FW0600 Kogarah Bay AU2.5 km

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    source madis - NOAA

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