anyone been kiting at Wiatpinga beach?

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Cyclops
Cyclops
SA
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SA, 16 posts
13 Mar 2011 11:11am
i have surfed at Wiatpinga beach plenty of times over the years but have never seen kiters in the water there. Has anyone been kiting there and what was it like. Plenty of wide beach to launch and a variety of wave types...has to be good.
Chaps
Chaps
SA
91 posts
SA, 91 posts
13 Mar 2011 7:27pm
Might wanna post this in the SA/SAKSA forum. I've thought about it but never got further than that.
toppleover
toppleover
QLD
2070 posts
QLD, 2070 posts
13 Mar 2011 9:57pm
I reckon kiting Waits would be pretty hard core, same with Parsons....if you do have a crack, do it with a few mates & defiantly not on your own. Not a good spot to have a bad day...but on the same token, could be Epic.
kitecroc
kitecroc
SA
513 posts
SA, 513 posts
16 Mar 2011 6:02pm
Rode Waits today in 15 to 18 ESE to SE and around 2-3 with occasional bigger one. It is a bit of a tricky place to kite. As you would know Waits is shifty at the best of times, so finding a consistant bank that worked was hard. With the wind on it you get a bit of a cross shore lump in it and there was a lot of torbulent sections along the beach which chopped the hell out of the wave. Saying that i did find a few sweet waves that walled up nicely. Had a good session but it won't become my usual spot to ride down south as there are better options, but I'm sure i will ride it again.

Note, this beach is for experienced riders only, lots of rips, heavy gear destroying wave and tricky to read. It also has a reputation for visits from rather large Mr Chompy's, so you don't want to be way out the back messing around with relaunching kites or retrieving your board.

Cheers Croc :-)
DaGodfather
DaGodfather
SA
280 posts
SA, 280 posts
17 Mar 2011 8:21pm
kitecroc said...

... also has a reputation for visits from rather large Mr Chompy's, so you don't want to be way out the back messing around with relaunching kites or retrieving your board.



.... dead right - a guy I worked with got killed by one of them back in 1989(?) while surfing there ...(no pun intended)
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