Overview

Lake Illawarra is a kitesurfing spot located on Lake Illawarra, in the Illawarra region, south of Sydney, in New South Wales. This large coastal lake offers ideal flat-water conditions for learning and freeriding. The spot works with north-east and south winds. The lake offers calm and shallow waters, perfect for beginners. Large body of water with several launch areas. No significant tides or currents. One of the best learning spots in the south Sydney area.

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Spot forecast for Lake Illawarra

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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Lake Illawarra: when to go?

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Season · peak

214h

in January · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in January: 21 rideable days a month and 214 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is June, at 3.5 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 June, at 16 °C. The wettest month is May, with 180 mm.

Monthly averages: Lake Illawarra

Monthly averages — Lake Illawarra — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.5	214 h	25 °C	175 mm
February	22.0	147 h	25 °C	83 mm
March	17.5	116 h	24 °C	108 mm
April	15.0	64 h	22 °C	128 mm
May	7.5	45 h	19 °C	180 mm
June	3.5	16 h	16 °C	96 mm
July	5.5	28 h	16 °C	115 mm
August	11.0	52 h	18 °C	108 mm
September	15.0	81 h	21 °C	82 mm
October	20.0	132 h	23 °C	67 mm
November	19.5	130 h	24 °C	99 mm
December	23.0	176 h	26 °C	58 mm

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Technical details of Lake Illawarra spot

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

Depending on conditions: E, SE, SSE, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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SHELLHARBOUR AIRPORT6.5 km

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PORT KEMBLA NTC AWS8.4 km

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