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Chris-H
Chris-H
VIC
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VIC, 33 posts
23 Feb 2009 9:48pm
Thinking of heading to Sandy Point kiting and windsurfing (bit beyond a beginner). What winds works? Whats the deal with the tides?

RAL INN
RAL INN
SA
2898 posts
SA, 2898 posts
24 Feb 2009 9:54am
all winds all tides.

no launching landing kites in carpark.
vipar
vipar
VIC
16 posts
VIC, 16 posts
24 Feb 2009 11:40am
Wind:
S - great at the Inlet; cross-on on thr surf beach.
SW - Cross-off at the inlet; direct onshore on the surf beach
W - No good at the inlet unless you head a fair way towards the mouth. Cross on at the surf beach.
NW - No good at the inlet but ideal cross-shore on the surf beach.
N - Excellent at the inlet if you make your to the point just north of the road entry point.
NE - Great at the inlet. Direct offshore at the surf.
E - Mostly Cross-on at the inlet; cross-off in the surf.
SE - Great in the Inlet and great cross-shore in the surf.

Can kite/windsurf the inlet at all tides. Watch out for the emerging sand bars as the tide is going out. Can get choppy in the channel with an outgoing tide and S-SW wind but when it is high tide there is a whole lot of flat water over the sand bars.

RAL INN
RAL INN
SA
2898 posts
SA, 2898 posts
24 Feb 2009 1:16pm
vipar said...

Wind:
S - great at the Inlet; cross-on on thr surf beach.
SW - Cross-off at the inlet; direct onshore on the surf beach
W - No good at the inlet unless you head a fair way towards the mouth. Cross on at the surf beach.
NW - No good at the inlet but ideal cross-shore on the surf beach.
N - Excellent at the inlet if you make your to the point just north of the road entry point.
NE - Great at the inlet. Direct offshore at the surf.
E - Mostly Cross-on at the inlet; cross-off in the surf.
SE - Great in the Inlet and great cross-shore in the surf.

Can kite/windsurf the inlet at all tides. Watch out for the emerging sand bars as the tide is going out. Can get choppy in the channel with an outgoing tide and S-SW wind but when it is high tide there is a whole lot of flat water over the sand bars.




NW is great if you head up to island at north end of inlet, but high tide only and enjoy kiting with the friendly Stingrays.
vipar
vipar
VIC
16 posts
VIC, 16 posts
24 Feb 2009 2:10pm
I love stingrays! How do you get to the Island?
RAL INN
RAL INN
SA
2898 posts
SA, 2898 posts
24 Feb 2009 4:01pm
Kite there.
car park side of inner boat harbour entrance channel is a bitch but north side wind is great and water flat and shallow.
I had one largish Stingray that started to run parallel with me about 3m upwind every time I passed his area.
when he started to cross under my board in 30cm of water, It was time to leave him alone.
Chris-H
Chris-H
VIC
33 posts
VIC, 33 posts
24 Feb 2009 9:50pm
thanks for the info...stingrays....
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