Sandstone Point kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Australia · Queensland

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 6 m -27.08 | 153.14

Overview

Sandstone Point is a kitesurfing spot located in Pumicestone Passage, north of Brisbane, in Queensland. This spot offers calm waters between the mainland and Bribie Island. The spot works with the southeast trade winds. Calm passage waters, protected flat water. Suitable for beginners and intermediates. Significant tidal movement in the passage. Amenities nearby.

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Spot forecast for Sandstone Point

Sunrise 05:07 · Sunset 17:57

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

Next tides

  • High tide · 1.8 m
  • Low tide · 0.6 m
  • High tide · 1.5 m
  • Low tide · 0.7 m

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Sandstone Point: 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

209h

in December · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in December: 24 rideable days a month and 209 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is June, at 6 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 23 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 14 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 6 rideable days6 d J July: 6 rideable days6 d J August: 14.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 23 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 25.5 rideable days M April: 14 rideable days A May: 20.5 rideable days M June: 6 rideable days6 d J July: 6 rideable days6 d J August: 14.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 20 °C. The wettest month is March, with 361 mm.

Monthly averages: Sandstone Point
Monthly averages — Sandstone Point — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.0 214 h 28 °C 247 mm
February 24.5 243 h 28 °C 153 mm
March 25.5 267 h 27 °C 361 mm
April 14.0 132 h 25 °C 180 mm
May 20.5 189 h 23 °C 100 mm
June 6.0 49 h 21 °C 33 mm
July 6.0 60 h 20 °C 57 mm
August 14.5 116 h 22 °C 76 mm
September 21.0 115 h 24 °C 27 mm
October 23.5 168 h 26 °C 98 mm
November 20.0 154 h 28 °C 193 mm
December 27.5 209 h 28 °C 216 mm

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Technical details of Sandstone Point 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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NORTH WEST 10 BEACON14.2 kmsource Bureau of Meteorology Australia

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Additional stations

  • INNER RECIPROCAL MARKER22.5 km

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    source Bureau of Meteorology Australia

  • Golden28 km

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