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Lackes Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Australia · New South Wales

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 1 m -33.25 | 151.56

Overview

Lackes Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, near Lake Budgewoi. This spot offers light chop conditions in a coastal setting. Northeast and south winds work well. The spot is suited for beginners and intermediate riders. The Central Coast offers many kite spots between lakes and ocean.
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Spot forecast for Lackes Beach

Sunrise 06:07 · Sunset 19:10

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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 5.7 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 Now04:411 m09:530.7 m16:231.3 m23:170.4 m05:321.1 m11:010.6 m17:161.4 m23:580.4 m06:121.2 m11:570.6 m18:031.4 m00:350.3 m06:491.3 m12:460.5 m18:481.4 m01:090.3 m07:241.5 m13:320.3 m19:321.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.4 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.4 m

Lackes 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

295h

in January · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to March, peaking in January: 25 rideable days a month and 295 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is July, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J February: 25 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 12 rideable days M June: 10 rideable days J July: 9 rideable days9 d J August: 14 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 28 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J February: 25 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 12 rideable days M June: 10 rideable days J July: 9 rideable days9 d J August: 14 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 21.5 rideable days N December: 28 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 17 °C. The wettest month is May, with 212 mm.

Monthly averages: Lackes Beach
Monthly averages — Lackes 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 28.5 295 h 27 °C 126 mm
February 25.0 207 h 27 °C 94 mm
March 22.5 184 h 25 °C 86 mm
April 17.5 111 h 23 °C 167 mm
May 12.0 79 h 20 °C 212 mm
June 10.0 45 h 17 °C 82 mm
July 9.0 66 h 17 °C 81 mm
August 14.0 87 h 18 °C 135 mm
September 15.0 100 h 22 °C 53 mm
October 21.5 143 h 24 °C 51 mm
November 21.5 197 h 25 °C 65 mm
December 28.0 223 h 27 °C 54 mm

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Technical details of Lackes Beach spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Depending on conditions 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 NNE, NE, S.

Depending on conditions: N, ENE, E, SSE, SSW.

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