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Busselton kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Australia · Western Australia

Spot currently openBeginner level -33.65 | 115.34

Overview

Busselton is a kitesurf spot located in Geographe Bay, in Western Australia. This seaside town is famous for its 1.8 km jetty, the longest in the Southern Hemisphere. Geographe Bay offers a vast and relatively flat body of water, sheltered from Indian Ocean swells by Cape Naturaliste, creating ideal conditions for beginners and intermediates. The prevailing south to southwest winds (the "Fremantle Doctor" which extends this far) blow side-onshore on this northwest-facing beach. Summer thermal breezes are regular and reliable. The water is flat with light chop, without significant waves in the sheltered bay. It is one of the best learning spots in the region. Busselton is a tourist town with all necessary services. Parking is abundant along the beach. Watch out for the jetty which is a fixed obstacle and for patrolled swimming areas. Avoid riding too close to the jetty.
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Spot forecast for Busselton

Sunrise 05:31 · Sunset 18:35

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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 3.3 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 Now00:510.7 m03:080.6 m04:390.6 m12:070.3 m12:570.3 m14:370.3 m21:390.6 m23:300.6 m01:450.6 m03:300.6 m05:430.6 m12:410.3 m21:540.6 m00:390.5 m03:060.5 m03:420.5 m06:390.6 m13:130.3 m19:410.6 m01:360.4 m07:350.6 m13:440.4 m20:040.7 m02:250.3 m08:320.6 m14:130.4 m20:330.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.7 m

Busselton: 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

245h

in November · 28 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in November: 26 rideable days a month and 245 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is June, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 11 rideable days M June: 10 rideable days10 d J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 15 rideable days A September: 19 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 28 rideable days28 d N December: 28 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 11 rideable days M June: 10 rideable days10 d J July: 14.5 rideable days J August: 15 rideable days A September: 19 rideable days S October: 23 rideable days O November: 28 rideable days28 d N December: 28 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 16 °C. The wettest month is August, with 167 mm.

Monthly averages: Busselton
Monthly averages — Busselton — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.5 250 h 30 °C 13 mm
February 26.5 244 h 30 °C 3 mm
March 21.5 167 h 28 °C 11 mm
April 17.0 119 h 24 °C 31 mm
May 11.0 87 h 21 °C 66 mm
June 10.0 83 h 17 °C 154 mm
July 14.5 114 h 16 °C 156 mm
August 15.0 136 h 16 °C 167 mm
September 19.0 170 h 18 °C 58 mm
October 23.0 161 h 19 °C 51 mm
November 28.0 245 h 23 °C 21 mm
December 28.0 302 h 28 °C 3 mm

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Technical details of Busselton spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, W.

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