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Blacksmiths Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Australia · Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

Spot currently openIntermediate level -33.08 | 151.66

Overview

Blacksmiths Beach is a kitesurf spot located south of Newcastle, in New South Wales. This beach offers a good body of water for kitesurfing with easy access from the car park. The spot works with northeast winds (summer sea breeze) and south winds. Ocean conditions with average waves. Suitable for intermediate riders. Close to Lake Macquarie.
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Spot forecast for Blacksmiths Beach

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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Swell and waves

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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 5.4 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 Now04:401 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

Blacksmiths 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

288h

in January · 30 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in January: 25 rideable days a month and 288 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is June, at 6.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 30 rideable days30 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d J July: 10 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 24.5 rideable days N December: 28 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 30 rideable days30 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 13.5 rideable days M June: 6.5 rideable days6.5 d J July: 10 rideable days J August: 18.5 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 22.5 rideable days O November: 24.5 rideable days N December: 28 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 16 °C. The wettest month is May, with 183 mm.

Monthly averages: Blacksmiths Beach
Monthly averages — Blacksmiths 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 30.0 288 h 27 °C 163 mm
February 26.0 211 h 26 °C 95 mm
March 26.5 208 h 25 °C 95 mm
April 18.5 99 h 23 °C 160 mm
May 13.5 77 h 19 °C 183 mm
June 6.5 38 h 16 °C 84 mm
July 10.0 65 h 16 °C 78 mm
August 18.5 93 h 18 °C 134 mm
September 20.5 132 h 22 °C 56 mm
October 22.5 168 h 23 °C 69 mm
November 24.5 199 h 26 °C 70 mm
December 28.0 244 h 26 °C 60 mm

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Technical details of Blacksmiths Beach 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.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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