Hi all, just seeing if there is info about kiteable areas in Adelaide as I will be there for work
Last thread I could find was in 2008 saying Glenelg is banned, also near airport
What are the good local spots (waves preferred)
I'm no expert on waves but the wave spots are generally best mid to south coast SA. here is a link to the South Central Kite Boarders spots page; www.southcentralkiteboarders.com/page-3.html
and here is a link to a site I found that has a good map page with interactive info for other spots all around SA (and WA and VIC);
www.rapture.zone/
Popular local spots are Largs Bay (Ride Kitesurfing school runs lessons out of here mostly), Semaphore, Mirani Court (also known as Chicken Shop), Ozone Reserve, West Beach, Seacliff
Thanks Pete, looking at local spots initially, so you can kite at West Beach which is great despite being near the airport? Seems like the wind comes in a bit more in the northern beaches of Adelaide?
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Thanks Pete, looking at local spots initially, so you can kite at West Beach which is great despite being near the airport? Seems like the wind comes in a bit more in the northern beaches of Adelaide?
Hey hey, you can kite on any metro beach, including west beach. 'Beat' spots for waves locally are west beach and Henley (ozone reserve). You can get to west beach launching from Ozone, depending on wind direction and speed.
'proper' waves, you need to go to the mid-coast or south coast. However, summer, there aren't many waves around.
anywho, the community in South Australia is super friendly. When you get to a spot, just approach any kiter to chat about spots and off you go.
see you around the beach. I generally kite around semaphore park, which can get some fun waves hip height with the occasional chest height 'bomb' ??
these days I wear a black mystic helmet, come say hi if you see me
Cheers GJO thanks for the info will do, I'll be staying at Glenelg initially then Semaphore. Good to hear about the community is strong, not so many kiters these days in Melbourne.
Well after all that, I spent a few weeks in Adelaide off and on and checked out a few spots mainly West Beach, Semaphore and North Haven.
My general conclusion is that seabreezes are better up north but the direction is generally cross-shore and waves are small. Most kiters are twin tippers just mowing the lawn in and out. Not many kiters in general I would only count 10-20 on a good day.
North Haven was the pick both for wind and waves and despite being a bit desolate and a mission to drive to. Its definitely worth the extra kms and can handle a SSE wind when it swings later in the afternoon. The wind seems to be 5-10knots stronger there than anywhere else along the coast. I had many great afternoons with 25-30kn plus winds (usually shared with windsurfers, maybe 1-2 kiters).
This was one of those days no-one else out (maybe windsurfers had their fill?), and a Sydney to Hobart yacht called Scarlett Runner yacht had run aground (possibly after missing theharbour entrance).
