hi,
i am headin down to vic in the holidays and onn the way down im stoppin at newcastle.

is there any good spots, preferably flat water?

thanks

If you are after flat water because you are a beginer ignore the rest of this post because it is offshore in a NE seabreeze, and you need to be able to work upwind or it is a big swim. From mid to low tide you can stand up for about 100m out.

About an hour north of Newcastle there is a place called Teagardens / Hawksnest.
Turn in here goto Hawksnest/Jimmys beach (car park or caravan park)walk south till you hit the water turn left walk out towards the end for about 300m rig up and kite 1 meter from the shore in flaaaat water.

The above is for the typical NE breeze we are finally getting.
You can also kite in W,SW or SE but it can be a bit gusty but it is onshore/cross shore in these conditions.

This shot shows where jimmys beach caravan park is, the small pink line on the Port Stephens side of the sand spit is flat water.
www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=2395
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=22509

ric

not far at all from stocko

Better still you may even kite stockton.
Between the surf club and the breakwall is considered flat (unless there is a big swell).
Park near the breakwall and walk up the beach a bit and launch from here, There are only small waves and you are downwind of the surf club in the typical NE you would expect this time of year.

You can look across the harbour to check out the action on the other side at Nobbys. You will also most likley have company at stockton.