Hey all. In 3 weeks time I've got uni holidays coming up and pretty keen to explore some spots outside of adelaide for kiting. so.. any hidden awesome flat water spots?

So far, I've been to whyalla, parham, lake george & milang (with the last two being quite gusty though)

Cheers!! elise

There are some very good spots on the EP, if you are willing to drive that far (further than Whyalla that is).

You should contact the locals if you are thinking about doing that.

This picture was taken at Thompsons Beach - Just up from Parham. Flat enough for ya? :)

PS: I'm pretty sure it is Chaps in the photo too

Yep that's me in that photo but it's at Parham. Kited Thompsons a couple of times but never in glassy conds.

Parham when it's like glass us surreal, well worth it if the conditions are right.

Count me in for any trips. I started just over a year ago so a little more experienced. Have a lot of the summer off work but not as much as you uni students!!! Message me if your keen.

I reakon Pt Parham (when the Pt Adelaide tide is around 0.8 to 1.0m) is hard to beat, especially on a really hot day. Some reakon the baking seaweed releases oil, which makes the water dead flat at that height. You're often kiting over weed and sand in only 10- 40cm of water, but there's always the deeper channel.

Whatever the case, all you can hear are the bubbles from your board on the slick water- it sounds and feels awesome!

If the wind is right, and the tide is dodging at that level, those conditions can persist for hours, but often a bit of tide is useful to give the seabreeze a boost. Many days you can experience something like it for a short period until the tide builds.

Cheers, Brian

Scored a sweet session at Parham a couple of weeks ago and as Brian said its a sweet sound!! Walked out to the channel and was all we had for about 200 metres. kited a solid two hours as the tide came in and ended up with 40 cm of perfect waters over the weed and sand and about 20knots constant the whole time.
You won't regret it if you get the timing right