Overview

Dee Why Beach is a kitesurf spot located on Sydney's Northern Beaches in New South Wales. This east-facing ocean beach offers wave and chop conditions. Northeast winds blow in summer. The spot is suitable for intermediate to advanced riders. Dee Why is part of Sydney's Northern Beaches with Long Reef and Collaroy nearby.

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Spot forecast for Dee Why Beach

Sunrise 06:07 · Sunset 19:11

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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 6.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 04:42 · 1 m Low tide 09:55 · 0.7 m High tide 16:23 · 1.3 m Low tide 23:17 · 0.4 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 05:32 · 1.1 m Low tide 11:02 · 0.6 m High tide 17:16 · 1.3 m Low tide 23:58 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 06:13 · 1.2 m Low tide 11:58 · 0.6 m High tide 18:03 · 1.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:34 · 0.3 m High tide 06:49 · 1.3 m Low tide 12:47 · 0.5 m High tide 18:48 · 1.4 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:09 · 0.3 m High tide 07:25 · 1.4 m Low tide 13:32 · 0.3 m High tide 19:33 · 1.4 m

Dee Why 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

310h

in January · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in January: 25 rideable days a month and 310 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is June, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 81%13-20 knots · 18%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 81% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 16 °C. The wettest month is May, with 176 mm.

Monthly averages: Dee Why Beach

Monthly averages — Dee Why 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	28.5	310 h	26 °C	153 mm
February	25.5	214 h	26 °C	91 mm
March	25.5	192 h	25 °C	82 mm
April	18.0	129 h	23 °C	129 mm
May	13.0	95 h	19 °C	176 mm
June	9.5	57 h	16 °C	85 mm
July	10.5	81 h	16 °C	89 mm
August	14.5	98 h	18 °C	135 mm
September	17.0	104 h	22 °C	66 mm
October	22.5	169 h	23 °C	54 mm
November	22.5	198 h	25 °C	88 mm
December	27.5	231 h	26 °C	49 mm

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Technical details of Dee Why Beach spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, E, SSE, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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WX20921.6 km

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