Overview

Snelling Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Kangaroo Island is the third largest island in Australia, renowned for its wildlife and spectacular landscapes. Snelling Beach is a sheltered bay on the north coast, protected from the powerful Southern Ocean swell. The prevailing wind comes from the southwest to west, but the north coast benefits from exposure to northwest and north winds. The bay offers relatively calm conditions compared to the exposed south coast. The water is clear and the white sandy beach is surrounded by cliffs. The spot is remote and suitable for self-sufficient advanced riders. There are no rescue services nearby. Marine wildlife is abundant, including seals and occasionally sharks. Access requires a ferry from the mainland or a flight. The best season is summer (November to March).

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Kangaroo Island - Snelling Beach

Sunrise 06:32 · Sunset 19:40

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Swell and waves

Swell and tides over 8 days. Premium members see the swell and tides over 8 days. Without a subscription: 5 days.

Go Premium

Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

Swell data by Open-Meteo Marine

Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 08:37 · 0.6 m Low tide 21:05 · 0.2 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 11:58 · 0.6 m Low tide 20:05 · 0.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:54 · 0.5 m Low tide 07:16 · 0.4 m High tide 13:18 · 0.6 m Low tide 20:12 · 0.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:57 · 0.5 m Low tide 08:14 · 0.3 m High tide 14:09 · 0.6 m Low tide 20:26 · 0.2 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:55 · 0.6 m Low tide 08:59 · 0.2 m High tide 14:55 · 0.5 m Low tide 20:41 · 0.2 m

Kangaroo Island - Snelling 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

228h

in August · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to December, peaking in August: 18 rideable days a month and 228 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 4.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is June, with 108 mm.

Monthly averages: Kangaroo Island - Snelling Beach

Monthly averages — Kangaroo Island - Snelling 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	4.5	26 h	26 °C	24 mm
February	7.0	54 h	27 °C	4 mm
March	5.5	30 h	25 °C	8 mm
April	9.0	66 h	20 °C	23 mm
May	9.0	79 h	18 °C	25 mm
June	16.5	155 h	15 °C	108 mm
July	20.5	209 h	14 °C	91 mm
August	21.5	228 h	15 °C	64 mm
September	21.0	243 h	16 °C	65 mm
October	15.5	170 h	19 °C	73 mm
November	17.0	200 h	20 °C	47 mm
December	17.0	135 h	25 °C	31 mm

Photo gallery of Kangaroo Island - Snelling Beach

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Kangaroo Island - Snelling Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, SW, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

PARNDANA CFS AWS21.1 kmsource Bureau of Meteorology Australia

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from PARNDANA CFS AWS weather station are reserved for Premium members.

Real-time readings
Last 48 hours history
Custom alerts
Extended weather forecasts

Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Kangaroo Island - Snelling Beach

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: South Australia

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

Kangaroo Island - Snelling Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot