Don't, learn wing foiling instead, seriously. Not as dangerous and a much bigger wind range meaning you can go out on light wind days.

If you don't have wind sports experience, you want a few lessons and the instructor can tell you what gear to source. The gear shouldn't be too expensive when sourced second hand. Don't buy new as you outgrow it quickly.

Enjoy!

GPMS,
paste this link into browser and tick the shops section.
www.google.com/maps/ms?msid=216246232897544574554.0004ce1b19ac7c8f895da&msa=0
This gives shop location and contact details / web site.
it is easiest to learn to kite in relatively smooth water not open ocean beaches.
The shops which have survived all the water sport trends are well suited.
During lessons you will experience a range of weather / wind conditions.
There is a minimum wind strength to get enough power to get riding on a snow board style board called a twin tip. for arguments sake 15 knots. Before you get to this stage you learn to control the kite where 6+ knots is enough but likely under 20 knots of wind.
All schools should be providing an accredited training structure - give them a ring find out what they offer.
Plan on 3+ 2 hour lessons by then you will have a good idea of whether its for you.
I suggest getting familiar before over committing on a lesson and gear package.

If you love it you will likely end up getting 2 or more kites of different sizes say 9metre 12metre and 15metre to cover the wind range better. You can also get different sized Twin tip boards to suit conditions and your style (jumps tricks waves etc). A kite surf board, and way down the track perhaps a foil.

Foiling is the current buzz activity. It is very efficient once on foil you need way less power - this is great because you can get on the water in a wider range of conditions especially if wind powered..
There is a huge variety its not a one size fits all setup. You choose your power source. Surf - prone, Wake behind a boat, SUP with a paddle in surf or out to sea (google Molokai M20 2025 foil race - spectacular), a kite, a wind surf set up, a wing you hold, electric and more recently a form of kite on very short lines called a para wing.
If you ultimately want to learn to foil, using a kite as your power source then the learning curve is very steep.

I kite a surf board for down winders - Start at A and end up at B say 8-15 kms of fun.
I dominantly kite foil out to sea on unbroken wave swell. The kit for this can be endless - check out the Buy & Sell section.
Enjoy
Cheers
AP

Learning to kite foil I suppose you start on a twin tip, then transition to foil.

With wing foiling, you're on your final setup already. You don't have dangerous long lines, can safely paddle back to shore in case the wind dies or something happens, and you can just launch on your own instead of needing someone to launch and land.

Even as a beginner, your wind range it much larger and you can safely practise in light wind, even if you don't get on the foil yet.

Light winds and beginner kiters, I've seen it many times, recipe for disaster.

It's up to you, by any means go kiting but I just wanted to make sure you consider more modern, safer alternatives, seriously!

ptsf1111 said..
Learning to kite foil I suppose you start on a twin tip, then transition to foil.

With wing foiling, you're on your final setup already. You don't have dangerous long lines, can safely paddle back to shore in case the wind dies or something happens, and you can just launch on your own instead of needing someone to launch and land.

Even as a beginner, your wind range it much larger and you can safely practise in light wind, even if you don't get on the foil yet.

Light winds and beginner kiters, I've seen it many times, recipe for disaster.

It's up to you, by any means go kiting but I just wanted to make sure you consider more modern, safer alternatives, seriously!

Agree, kitesurfing is kind of dying, still a few about but nothing like 10 years ago. Winging is definitely the easier option and will result in more water time in the short term.
Kitefoil can get going in lighter wind than winging but it is a huge learning curve and probably the hardest foiling discipline to learn, we all struggled. Where winging can be self taught safely done quite cheaply, you can't self teach yourself to kitesurf, lessons mandatory.

And if you do go down the kitesurf route, don't buy gear, have lessons first, you will learn a lot.

Not sure why the location matters. I've spend long enough on the East coast to know that it can be frustratingly light winds there, hence I think the topic starter might be better off with a discipline that is better suited for those conditions.

I also find kiting dangerous, especially when people consider learning it without lessons as the topic starter asked about so I think my post was quite relevant.

BTW you're more than welcome in the WA Windsurfing forum

If you have a valid reason, don't think so. I tell people all the time not to learn windsurfing on old gear and don't go out with an old uni joint.

If someone would ask where and how to learn to windsurf in a low wind region, I'd also suggest them to consider winging although transitioning from windsurfing to winging is more natural.

Typical SBRZ where everything turns into an argument.

It's good to see that someone agrees with me haha. Since my last post here, I've seen first hand the dangers of kiting once more, this time in very windy conditions. It was very close to a hospital visit, fortunately it ended reasonably well with just some severe bruising and a serious scare.

A guide to learning in Brisbane - briskites.au/pages/kitesurf-lessons-brisbane-learn-to-kitesurf-with-briskites