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Palm Beach Bayside kitesurf, wingfoil and paddle spot

Australia · New South Wales

Spot currently openBeginner level -33.59 | 151.32

Overview

<![CDATA[Palm Beach Bayside is a kitesurfing spot located on the bay side (Pittwater) of Palm Beach, at the northern tip of Sydney's Northern Beaches. This sheltered spot offers flat water in the calm waters of Pittwater. North and northwest winds work well on this side of the peninsula. The spot is suitable for beginners and intermediates thanks to calm waters. Palm Beach is an upscale residential area of Sydney with the famous Barrenjoey Lighthouse.]]>
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Spot forecast for Palm Beach Bayside

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 6.4 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 Now04:421 m09:540.7 m16:231.3 m23:170.4 m05:321.1 m11:020.6 m17:161.4 m23:580.4 m06:131.2 m11:580.6 m18:031.4 m00:340.3 m06:491.3 m12:470.5 m18:481.4 m01:080.3 m07:251.4 m13:320.3 m19:331.4 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 · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.4 m

Palm Beach Bayside: 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 July · 26 rideable days

The season runs from June to November, peaking in July: 23 rideable days a month and 228 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is March, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 21 rideable days J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days17 d M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 20 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days26 d J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 19.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 21 rideable days J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 17 rideable days17 d M April: 18.5 rideable days A May: 20 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days26 d J August: 21.5 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 24 rideable days O November: 22.5 rideable days N December: 19.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 16 °C. The wettest month is May, with 179 mm.

Monthly averages: Palm Beach Bayside
Monthly averages — Palm Beach Bayside — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 21.0 168 h 26 °C 142 mm
February 17.5 121 h 26 °C 84 mm
March 17.0 107 h 25 °C 73 mm
April 18.5 157 h 23 °C 127 mm
May 20.0 145 h 19 °C 179 mm
June 22.0 206 h 17 °C 83 mm
July 26.0 228 h 16 °C 75 mm
August 21.5 185 h 18 °C 141 mm
September 24.0 202 h 22 °C 72 mm
October 24.0 182 h 23 °C 46 mm
November 22.5 150 h 24 °C 87 mm
December 19.5 146 h 26 °C 47 mm

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Technical details of Palm Beach Bayside spot

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

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

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

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