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Spoon's Rock kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Australia · Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

Spot currently openAdvanced level -33.12 | 151.65

Overview

Spoon's Rock is a kitesurfing spot located near Newcastle, in New South Wales. This reef spot offers interesting wave conditions for kitesurfing.

The spot works with northeast and south winds. Reef with waves, reserved for advanced riders. Watch out for submerged rocks. Access from neighboring beaches.

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Sunrise 06:06 · Sunset 19:09

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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 3.6 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 Now04:401 m09:530.7 m16:231.3 m23:170.4 m05:311.1 m11:010.6 m17:161.4 m23:590.4 m06:121.2 m11:570.6 m18:031.4 m00:350.3 m06:491.3 m12:460.5 m18:481.4 m01:090.3 m07:241.5 m13:320.3 m19:321.4 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 · 1.4 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 · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.4 m

Spoon's Rock: 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

306h

in January · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in January: 27 rideable days a month and 306 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is June, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 25 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 12 rideable days M June: 6 rideable days6 d J July: 8.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 19 rideable days S October: 25 rideable days O November: 26 rideable days N December: 29 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 25 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 12 rideable days M June: 6 rideable days6 d J July: 8.5 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 19 rideable days S October: 25 rideable days O November: 26 rideable days N December: 29 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 16 °C. The wettest month is May, with 205 mm.

Monthly averages: Spoon's Rock
Monthly averages — Spoon's Rock — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 29.5 306 h 26 °C 148 mm
February 26.0 234 h 26 °C 108 mm
March 25.0 226 h 25 °C 89 mm
April 20.0 100 h 23 °C 180 mm
May 12.0 74 h 19 °C 205 mm
June 6.0 31 h 17 °C 81 mm
July 8.5 57 h 16 °C 83 mm
August 16.0 96 h 18 °C 131 mm
September 19.0 134 h 22 °C 54 mm
October 25.0 182 h 23 °C 57 mm
November 26.0 220 h 25 °C 68 mm
December 29.0 273 h 26 °C 65 mm

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Technical details of Spoon's Rock spot

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

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

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

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