kalbarri kiteing

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ste
ste
WA
524 posts
ste ste
WA, 524 posts
16 Aug 2010 4:03pm
Hi all.Can anyone give any advice on kiteing in and around kalbarri?going up there 25th oct.Cheers
Abesy
Abesy
WA
266 posts
WA, 266 posts
16 Aug 2010 5:30pm
can be sweet in the river mouth when there is enough wind to spare, but also very sketchy! don't really ever bother getting the kite out, when im up there though, cause the waves are always pumpin....
coreyb
coreyb
WA
463 posts
WA, 463 posts
17 Aug 2010 6:17am
If your keen to kite while your up there, take a drive south to Pt Gregory. Nice flat water inside the reef and if you want a few waves you can drive north along the beach a little to a pass in the reef. Lucky Bay is good too if you have a decent 4wd.

Kalbarri itself isnt too flash for kiting, but it can be done.
bobjaan
bobjaan
WA
314 posts
WA, 314 posts
17 Aug 2010 9:12am
Kiting in the River mouth was pretty dodgy when I was there. Wind is gusty and horrible.

If you make it out of the harbour mouth though it cleans up and there are some waves but if you stuff up there are rocks everywhere.

I did get one awesome session off the point break with overhead surf, but the locals don't like it much, so up to you if you wanna take your chances.

I would go surfing instead.

bolgo
bolgo
WA
910 posts
WA, 910 posts
17 Aug 2010 11:51am
port gregory is your answer, as above, flat and waves and clean wind no peoples about
60k sth of kalbarri

search this topic here as discussed a few times in the past

river ok , best about the IGA store, but boats, moorings, other river users (families + kiddies) and gusts make it less than ideal, wind swirls from the headland
airhead
airhead
WA
814 posts
WA, 814 posts
17 Aug 2010 1:57pm
Plenty of options here. Can get to the main settlement (beach shacks) in conventional 2WD but to go any further you need 4WD.

ste
ste
WA
524 posts
ste ste
WA, 524 posts
17 Aug 2010 7:26pm
Hey thanks for that.Need some wind[}:)]
Robbo2099
Robbo2099
WA
753 posts
WA, 753 posts
18 Aug 2010 10:16am
Forget Kalbarri. Wind never blows there.



Same in Port Gregory





Only joking. Just make sure you have a kite small enough to handle the conditions... Was 40+ knots when I was there last year in Feb.
bolgo
bolgo
WA
910 posts
WA, 910 posts
19 Aug 2010 10:04am
kalbarri region windiest spot on west coast i reckon
fn blows alright
been there oct school hols for a few years
plenty 25kn+ even then
Zeph
Zeph
WA
21 posts
WA, 21 posts
20 Aug 2010 12:22pm
when do the seabreezes start here?
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