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Whitsunday Island - Whitehaven Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Australia

Spot currently openAdvanced level -20.26 | 149.03

Overview

Whitsunday Island and its famous Whitehaven Beach offer a paradise setting for kitesurfing in the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland. The white silica sand and turquoise waters make it a spot of exceptional beauty. The southeast trade winds blow reliably from May to November. Access is by boat only. Spot reserved for experienced and self-sufficient riders. Protected marine park area.
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Spot forecast for Whitsunday Island - Whitehaven Beach

Sunrise 05:29 · Sunset 18:07

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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 2.7 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 Now00:560.8 m06:382.2 m12:281 m18:463 m01:310.7 m07:192.4 m13:140.9 m19:253 m02:010.6 m07:562.6 m13:550.8 m20:003.1 m02:280.5 m08:302.8 m14:330.7 m20:333 m02:550.4 m09:043 m15:120.7 m21:063 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 3.1 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 3 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 3 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 3 m

Whitsunday Island - Whitehaven 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

386h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to June, peaking in May: 27 rideable days a month and 386 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is November, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 26.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 25 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d N December: 22 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 24.5 rideable days M April: 26.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days30.5 d M June: 25.5 rideable days J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 25 rideable days A September: 25 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d N December: 22 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 52%13-20 knots · 45%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 52% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 22 °C. The wettest month is February, with 378 mm.

Monthly averages: Whitsunday Island - Whitehaven Beach
Monthly averages — Whitsunday Island - Whitehaven 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 19.5 263 h 29 °C 252 mm
February 27.5 380 h 28 °C 378 mm
March 24.5 324 h 28 °C 222 mm
April 26.5 333 h 27 °C 87 mm
May 30.5 386 h 24 °C 82 mm
June 25.5 299 h 22 °C 58 mm
July 23.5 275 h 22 °C 36 mm
August 25.0 283 h 22 °C 58 mm
September 25.0 320 h 24 °C 26 mm
October 21.5 269 h 27 °C 45 mm
November 17.5 206 h 28 °C 64 mm
December 22.0 280 h 29 °C 314 mm

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Technical details of Whitsunday Island - Whitehaven Beach spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable 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: ENE, S.

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