Overview

MM Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the Illawarra coast in New South Wales, near Wollongong. This spot offers chop to moderate wave conditions on the ocean beach. North-east and south winds dominate. The spot is suitable for intermediate riders. The Illawarra coast offers numerous kite and surf spots between Sydney and Kiama.

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Spot forecast for MM Beach

Sunrise 06:08 · Sunset 19:14

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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 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 04:43 · 1 m Low tide 09:56 · 0.7 m High tide 16:22 · 1.3 m Low tide 23:17 · 0.4 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 05:33 · 1.1 m Low tide 11:03 · 0.6 m High tide 17:15 · 1.3 m Low tide 23:58 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 06:14 · 1.2 m Low tide 11:59 · 0.6 m High tide 18:03 · 1.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:35 · 0.3 m High tide 06:50 · 1.3 m Low tide 12:47 · 0.5 m High tide 18:48 · 1.4 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:09 · 0.3 m High tide 07:25 · 1.4 m Low tide 13:33 · 0.3 m High tide 19:34 · 1.4 m

MM 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

248h

in January · 26 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in January: 22 rideable days a month and 248 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is July, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 16 °C. The wettest month is May, with 181 mm.

Monthly averages: MM Beach

Monthly averages — MM 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	26.0	248 h	25 °C	167 mm
February	22.0	176 h	25 °C	89 mm
March	21.5	154 h	24 °C	111 mm
April	16.5	108 h	22 °C	152 mm
May	14.0	87 h	19 °C	181 mm
June	10.0	53 h	16 °C	100 mm
July	9.5	69 h	16 °C	108 mm
August	13.5	81 h	18 °C	100 mm
September	16.5	102 h	21 °C	82 mm
October	19.5	142 h	23 °C	69 mm
November	19.5	152 h	24 °C	95 mm
December	24.5	189 h	26 °C	66 mm

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Technical details of MM Beach spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, E, SSE, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS1 kmsource Bureau of Meteorology Australia

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Additional stations

Lake Illawarra5.5 km

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BELLAMBI AWS12.6 km

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