WA is the true answer but most peeps from there will tell you else where.

Grew up in WA, live in Vic. WA is not just the best place to kite in Aust, but is possibly one of the most reliably windy, and uninhabited, and diverse (read flat lagoons, cross-on, cross-off... etc) places on the planet. ALL you need to do is leave Perth and you have crossed the one potential crowd negative. Mate... it's not even a choice, just go. (sorry yokels). Am just back for Easter and have kited 3 times, completely alone.

A.C.T

bugger off WA has crap wind. Never blows over 14 knots sorry.

A state of euforia!

Depends what you do for work as well. If you find yourself finishing regularly after 5, Melbourne in the summer with 9pm sunset is great. Sure, St Kilda can get busy but I find once you get out off the beach and out at the end of the breakwater you have as much space as you like.

The northerlies in the winter can get pretty mean but you have to get down to Rye to enjoy it, which is at least an hour away by car.

Tassie .Great wind ,great beaches ,great waves ,great bunch of kiters ,uncrowded ,none of the issues or impending bans that plague the busier states of Aust.
totally underrated !! (and no i am not being facetious)

happiness

funkyllama said...

Mr float said...

Tassie .Great wind ,great beaches ,great waves ,great bunch of kiters ,uncrowded ,none of the issues or impending bans that plague the busier states of Aust.
totally underrated !! (and no i am not being facetious)

Nah its too cold here, wouldn't like it... ;)
We're sending everybody else to Perth.

I noticed how you guys had been pretty quiet on this one .too cold to de ice the keyboard eh

QLD or WA... everywhere else sucks

funkyllama said...

Mr float said...

Tassie .Great wind ,great beaches ,great waves ,great bunch of kiters ,uncrowded ,none of the issues or impending bans that plague the busier states of Aust.
totally underrated !! (and no i am not being facetious)

Nah its too cold here, wouldn't like it... ;)
We're sending everybody else to Perth.

It's getting cold here too, go to Queensland !

Thanks for the info guys

after all that - it looks like I may be going to maitland - just outside of Newcastle, NSW.

Whats the low down on Newcastle? re kiting......


Cheers
JMDPK

JMDPK said...

Thanks for the info guys

after all that - it looks like I may be going to maitland - just outside of Newcastle, NSW.

Whats the low down on Newcastle? re kiting......


Cheers
JMDPK

You might have noticed that thus far in the replies Newcastle didn't get a guernsey.Up until 3 years ago it was OK .Since then it's johnny on the spot gets the prize.irregular ,unpredictable ,frustrating for most 9-5ers .Hope you like kiting in generally onshore winds with associated onshore slop and mega sweeps .Having said that if you are johnny on the spot you can be rewarded with good sessions .even the flatwater gusterlies over winter have been dissapointing in the last 3 years .Having said that a good friendly local crew who have regular hook ups and alternate fun days (for those no wind /light wind crappers) and very few issues on the local beaches due to the good work and dilligence of local kiters .Welcome to our ........ nightmare/frustration/paradise?

Maybe while you are here learn to hang glide /paraglide .the on shore crappers that frustrate kiters are great for these guys

gold coast

pearl said...

JMDPK said...

Thanks for the info guys

after all that - it looks like I may be going to maitland - just outside of Newcastle, NSW.

Whats the low down on Newcastle? re kiting......


Cheers
JMDPK

Ask the 'pasha bulka' crew if it gets windy there.

yep that about right .Nukin or nothin