Overview

Balnarring Beach is a kitesurf spot located on the east coast of the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, on Western Port Bay. This sheltered bay offers interesting flat water conditions for kitesurfing. The prevailing wind comes from the southwest to west in summer. Western Port Bay offers relatively calm and sheltered conditions. The water is shallow with significant tidal flats at low tide. The bottom is sandy to muddy. The best season is from November to March. The spot is suitable for beginners and intermediates thanks to the calm bay conditions. The water is cold, thick wetsuit required. Watch out for large tidal variations. Parking available.

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Spot forecast for Balnarring Beach

Sunrise 06:26 · Sunset 19:41

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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 5.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:03 · 0.5 m High tide 06:49 · 2.2 m Low tide 12:40 · 1 m High tide 18:24 · 1.9 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:41 · 0.6 m High tide 07:28 · 2.1 m Low tide 13:23 · 1 m High tide 19:09 · 1.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:24 · 0.7 m High tide 08:12 · 2 m Low tide 14:13 · 1 m High tide 20:13 · 1.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:18 · 0.9 m High tide 09:05 · 1.9 m Low tide 15:12 · 1 m High tide 21:37 · 1.7 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:30 · 1 m High tide 10:07 · 1.8 m Low tide 16:16 · 0.9 m High tide 23:02 · 1.8 m

Balnarring 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

317h

in December · 29 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in December: 25 rideable days a month and 317 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is May, at 14 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 20%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 13 °C. The wettest month is November, with 111 mm.

Monthly averages: Balnarring Beach

Monthly averages — Balnarring 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	25.5	262 h	24 °C	47 mm
February	22.5	227 h	26 °C	34 mm
March	24.0	200 h	24 °C	26 mm
April	17.5	149 h	19 °C	54 mm
May	14.0	106 h	17 °C	24 mm
June	16.5	117 h	13 °C	38 mm
July	17.5	143 h	13 °C	84 mm
August	15.5	130 h	15 °C	41 mm
September	25.5	280 h	16 °C	61 mm
October	24.0	268 h	18 °C	61 mm
November	26.5	276 h	20 °C	111 mm
December	29.0	317 h	22 °C	48 mm

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Technical details of Balnarring Beach spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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RHYLL17.8 km

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DW2871 Red Hill AU8.8 km

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