Overview

Coffin Bay is a beautiful spot located on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The bay offers relatively sheltered turquoise waters with flat water to light chop conditions, ideal for intermediate level kitesurfing. The prevailing south and southwest winds blow regularly from November to March, with intensities of 15 to 25 knots. The bay is renowned for its oysters and its preserved natural setting. Beware of currents near the bay entrance.

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Spot forecast for Coffin Bay

Sunrise 06:41 · Sunset 19:46

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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 2.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 07:05 · 0.7 m Low tide 09:05 · 0.7 m High tide 11:10 · 0.7 m Low tide 19:16 · 0.4 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:59 · 0.6 m Low tide 05:27 · 0.6 m High tide 11:31 · 0.8 m Low tide 18:31 · 0.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:45 · 0.7 m Low tide 05:59 · 0.5 m High tide 11:51 · 0.9 m Low tide 18:35 · 0.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:34 · 0.8 m Low tide 06:29 · 0.3 m High tide 12:13 · 0.9 m Low tide 18:41 · 0.2 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 00:39 · 0.9 m Low tide 06:57 · 0.2 m High tide 12:36 · 0.9 m Low tide 18:46 · 0.2 m

Coffin Bay: 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

372h

in January · 30 rideable days

The season runs from October to April, peaking in January: 27 rideable days a month and 372 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is August, at 10 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 40%13-20 knots · 52%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 52% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is July, at 14 °C. The wettest month is June, with 99 mm.

Monthly averages: Coffin Bay

Monthly averages — Coffin Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	30.0	372 h	21 °C	22 mm
February	26.5	319 h	21 °C	2 mm
March	29.0	315 h	20 °C	5 mm
April	26.0	225 h	17 °C	5 mm
May	19.0	133 h	16 °C	17 mm
June	11.5	108 h	15 °C	99 mm
July	11.5	110 h	14 °C	78 mm
August	10.0	75 h	15 °C	50 mm
September	13.5	126 h	15 °C	29 mm
October	21.0	210 h	18 °C	33 mm
November	26.5	286 h	18 °C	43 mm
December	27.0	328 h	20 °C	13 mm

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Technical details of Coffin Bay spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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