Sandgate Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Australia · Queensland

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 3 m -27.31 | 153.07

Overview

<![CDATA[Sandgate Beach is a kitesurfing spot located in Moreton Bay, north of Brisbane, Queensland. This popular spot offers shallow waters and ideal conditions for learning to kitesurf. The spot works with the southeast trade winds. Very shallow waters at low tide in Moreton Bay. Suitable for beginners and intermediates. The tide strongly influences conditions. Active kite community. Amenities in Sandgate.]]>
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Sunrise 05:07 · Sunset 17:58

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

Next tides

  • High tide · 2 m
  • Low tide · 0.7 m
  • High tide · 1.6 m
  • Low tide · 0.8 m

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Sandgate 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

189h

in October · 28 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in October: 26 rideable days a month and 189 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is June, at 5.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 26 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d J July: 8 rideable days J August: 15.5 rideable days A September: 22.5 rideable days S October: 28 rideable days28 d O November: 24 rideable days N December: 28 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 25 rideable days J February: 26 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d J July: 8 rideable days J August: 15.5 rideable days A September: 22.5 rideable days S October: 28 rideable days28 d O November: 24 rideable days N December: 28 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 20 °C. The wettest month is March, with 429 mm.

Monthly averages: Sandgate Beach
Monthly averages — Sandgate 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 25.0 239 h 28 °C 221 mm
February 26.0 252 h 28 °C 125 mm
March 26.5 279 h 27 °C 429 mm
April 16.0 129 h 25 °C 123 mm
May 16.5 144 h 23 °C 91 mm
June 5.5 34 h 21 °C 31 mm
July 8.0 51 h 20 °C 43 mm
August 15.5 102 h 22 °C 63 mm
September 22.5 126 h 24 °C 39 mm
October 28.0 189 h 26 °C 97 mm
November 24.0 170 h 27 °C 247 mm
December 28.0 201 h 28 °C 176 mm

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Technical details of Sandgate Beach spot

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

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, S.

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