Overview

West Beach is a kitesurf spot located in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. This tropical spot offers chop conditions in the warm waters of the Timor Sea. Darwin has a tropical climate with a dry season (May-October) and a wet season (November-April). East and southeast winds dominate during the dry season (May to October), which is the best period for kitesurfing. Watch out for saltwater crocodiles and box jellyfish during the wet season. The spot is suited to intermediates. Tides are very significant in Darwin (up to 8 metres of tidal range).

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Spot forecast for West Beach

Sunrise 06:18 · Sunset 18:43

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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 3.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:59 · 5.3 m Low tide 07:28 · 4.1 m High tide 10:09 · 4.4 m Low tide 11:35 · 4.4 m High tide 12:58 · 4.4 m Low tide 19:17 · 3.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:20 · 5.5 m Low tide 08:55 · 3.7 m High tide 14:41 · 4.7 m Low tide 20:43 · 3.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:19 · 5.8 m Low tide 09:51 · 3.2 m High tide 15:46 · 5.3 m Low tide 21:48 · 2.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:03 · 6.1 m Low tide 10:31 · 2.5 m High tide 16:33 · 5.9 m Low tide 22:40 · 2.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:40 · 6.5 m Low tide 11:06 · 1.9 m High tide 17:13 · 6.6 m Low tide 23:24 · 2.3 m

West 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

254h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in May: 25 rideable days a month and 254 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is November, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 7%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 28 °C. The wettest month is January, with 613 mm.

Monthly averages: West Beach

Monthly averages — West 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	14.0	85 h	30 °C	613 mm
February	14.5	105 h	30 °C	320 mm
March	11.0	57 h	30 °C	486 mm
April	25.5	208 h	31 °C	85 mm
May	30.5	254 h	31 °C	17 mm
June	25.0	170 h	28 °C	0 mm
July	22.5	136 h	28 °C	4 mm
August	19.0	107 h	29 °C	6 mm
September	15.5	92 h	30 °C	35 mm
October	14.5	71 h	31 °C	59 mm
November	9.5	61 h	31 °C	383 mm
December	12.0	77 h	31 °C	331 mm

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Technical details of West Beach spot

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, SSE, S, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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GUNN POINT3.3 kmsource Bureau of Meteorology Australia

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DARWIN AIRPORT22.2 km

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