Ok there is about 40k km of coast line around this big island.
In your opinion which location is best for kiting according to the following list of requirements:

1) Windy (winter and summer)
2) Warm all year round (outside and in)
3) Lifestyle (talking pubs, cafes, restaurants, scenery)
4) Waves (so no inland locations)

I'm thinking probably QLD, but I have never kited there, so don't know about the wind conditions throughout the year. And if QLD where exactly?

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fruuugz said..
There all a bit ****. Best place in oz doesnt even come close to the actual good spots abroad.

Which one would be your pick worldwide (again keeping in mind my list of req's) :)

WA. Any given beach away from Perth is pretty high up the list.

Exmouth / Ningaloo coast. Augusta is fantastic and of course Gero / Coronation Beach. Lots of undiscovered and little known spots along the WA coast. Never kited the East Coast so these are just spots I rate from personal experience.

+ 1 for Exmouth, doesn't get any better.
The most beautiful turquoise water, skimming over turtles etc.
Primo flat water
For surfing the Bombie when its cross off can be all time goodness,
Top it off with warm water and a good sprinkling of backpackers and its as close to perfection as your get.

Mid nor west double ewe aye

I think the first requirement is: does your general location allow you to kite every week/weekend? And how far are you prepared to travel? I am prepared to travel a few hours north or south to kite.

Even though Kajo stipulated waves only, i am happy with a bit of everything.....

I get in about 150 sessions a year, evenly spread over all the seasons. 50 percent wave/ 50 percent foil in summer. 40 percent TT, 30 percent wave, 30 percent foil in winter.

I live in Umina NSW (good for southerlies /wave/ freestyle/ foil). (Summer/winter)

Go 2 hours north to Birubi for west/ south west wave spot (winter)

Go 1 hour north to Birdie Beach for northeast wave/downwinder or Lake Munmorah for foil/freestyle. (Summer)

Go 1 hour north to Tuggerah Lake for north west and south West TT. (Winter)

Go 1 hour north to Belmont/Swansea for north west and south west TT and Foil. (Winter).

I would love the water to far north Queensland warm, but I am pretty happy.

Kajo, you need to move an hour north.

CJ2478 said..
other things to keep you occupied.

other things to do, really?

not qualified to respond, only seen a bit of chop and done sum submarining so far! Canton seems sufficient for a crash or two and cafe across the road although haven't been in it yet.

bigtone667 said..
I think the first requirement is: does your general location allow you to kite every week/weekend? And how far are you prepared to travel? I am prepared to travel a few hours north or south to kite.

Even though Kajo stipulated waves only, i am happy with a bit of everything.....

I get in about 150 sessions a year, evenly spread over all the seasons. 50 percent wave/ 50 percent foil in summer. 40 percent TT, 30 percent wave, 30 percent foil in winter.

I live in Umina NSW (good for southerlies /wave/ freestyle/ foil). (Summer/winter)

Go 2 hours north to Birubi for west/ south west wave spot (winter)

Go 1 hour north to Birdie Beach for northeast wave/downwinder or Lake Munmorah for foil/freestyle. (Summer)

Go 1 hour north to Tuggerah Lake for north west and south West TT. (Winter)

Go 1 hour north to Belmont/Swansea for north west and south west TT and Foil. (Winter).

I would love the water to far north Queensland warm, but I am pretty happy.

Kajo, you need to move an hour north.

Yeah one hour North would make a world of a difference in terms of kiting locations. Still it gets chilly down here in winters.
We basically need a Central Coast location in QLD, that would be gold.

iv been to most of the world class places all over the world but i struggle to find a better place then where i live for flatwater. windy summer and winter, no crowds, flat water. no waves tho. queensland has awsome flatwater in almost every town.

Richoa said..

CJ2478 said..
other things to keep you occupied.

other things to do, really?

not qualified to respond, only seen a bit of chop and done sum submarining so far! Canton seems sufficient for a crash or two and cafe across the road although haven't been in it yet.

Canton is a great spot, but lacks; clear water, real waves to kite, nightlife (specified in original post), multiple cafes/restuarants (also specified in OP), great surfing locally or within half an hour away, much warmer in winter, heat in summer is comparable, similar cost of living, hot babes on the beach....

kemp90 said..
iv been to most of the world class places all over the world but i struggle to find a better place then where i live for flatwater. windy summer and winter, no crowds, flat water. no waves tho. queensland has awsome flatwater in almost every town.

I've been all over and your spot is still one of my favourites.

Putting warm water as a requirement pretty much makes all your kiting spots crap.
Once you've experienced an Augusta, Gero or Capetown big nuts seabreeze it seems pointless travelling to grovel around in 20 knot rubbish.

I did a jump in Augusta once and I was airborne for at least 20 minutes.

Seriously
1st mid to nor west wa
2nd south coast nsw
3rd mid to north nsw = sw wa
4th nor qld

You have to understand how a jellyfish think. It hates windy ruff conditions. Hence why the jelly fish season is in summer when it's calm. In winter they hide deep in the creeks away from the wind.
Bluebottles on the other hand are annoying little ****ers and can get in the road.
If your worrying about a jellyfish then why are you kiteboarding. You should take up "clash of clans" on the iPad, way safer and zero chance of getting stung by a jelly.

Caloundra Queensland ticks all boxes, breaking code by revealing though.
Here is just one small taste of the surf from earlier in the year: