Hey all, is there anyone Learning on central coast ?need kiting company!!

rhino171 said...
Hey all, is there anyone Learning on central coast ?need kiting company!!

Kite and Sup at Newcastle maybe...

Cheers mate. defo head there next se. Where's good in a Ne? Norah heads? Seen a few off womberral too

Hi mate,come up to Budgewoi ,flat water, good wind small crew your welcome.

cobe said..
Hi mate,come up to Budgewoi ,flat water, good wind small crew

The Budgewoi small crew.

bjw said..

cobe said..
Hi mate,come up to Budgewoi ,flat water, good wind small crew

The Budgewoi small crew.

That is good ,look like Birdie beach prairie dogs

^^ I think you might be misinterpreting something there

^^^ yep and Marty to his left and me with a toupee on his right so must be mini Toenail on the right, could be on tmoro at our local Toenail

The best place to kite on the central coast and IMO one of the best places to kite in AUS is the box off umina beach when its on. Waves can go for hundreds of meters in the right conditions. Its also a great sup wave. I've never found anywhere I like to kite as much as that place on a good day. Great bunch of kiters there too. Pity I don't live there any more. You do need to travel up the coast a bit for NE winds though.

I would look around the nicer parts of the peninsula. south umina, ettalong, booker bay. across the bridge dalys point, st huberts island. There are plenty of nice parts around there just avoid the central part of umina/woy woy. Great part of the world, great place to live, Sydney is only 1 hr away.

bennie said..
The best place to kite on the central coast and IMO one of the best places to kite in AUS is the box off umina beach when its on. Waves can go for hundreds of meters in the right conditions. Its also a great sup wave. I've never found anywhere I like to kite as much as that place on a good day. Great bunch of kiters there too. Pity I don't live there any more. You do need to travel up the coast a bit for NE winds though.

I would look around the nicer parts of the peninsula. south umina, ettalong, booker bay. across the bridge dalys point, st huberts island. There are plenty of nice parts around there just avoid the central part of umina/woy woy. Great part of the world, great place to live, Sydney is only 1 hr away.

Thanks for the reply Bennie, I will look at those places.

I have been looking at Umina beach for a while now wondering what it would be like to kite, and you have just confirmed that it would be alot of fun. I initially wanted to live here but then thought about where I could kite in a NE typical of summer after work during daylight savings. It loks like the closest beaches to the north that are kiteable in a NE are Avoca and then Terrigal. Macmasters looks like the headland would make the wind too gusty.

CJ2478 said..
Hey crew

Just got offered a job at the central coast, and am planning a move down there from Northern NSW.

Just wondering where the good places are to live in terms of access to good kiting spots. I would also like to minimise commuting time to less than 1hr, and I think my office will be in Woy Woy. I prefer riding in the surf so those are the kind of spots I want nearby.

Any input is appreciated. Look forward to seeing some of you on the water

Cheers

Once you get here we will hook you up with the small but dedicated NE downwinder team........ There are heaps of places to kite in any direction within one hour of Umina all year round. It's not hard to get in eight hours of kiting per week.

Umina Beach - SSW to SE (NE is possible in the channel for the thrill seekers). Waves are not generally large, but a 200m ride is an acceptable replacement, helpful locals
Wamberal - NE/E, The NE is a bit gusty due to the headland, but it is close to a bunch of good restaurants
Toowoon Bay - Only ever kited here in a NE, (it is very small flat water location, but you can get out onto the open ocean)
Picnic Point (The Entrance) - SW to NW, super smooth and super shallow (think two inches), generally gusty
Canton Beach (Toukley) - SW (SE should work), quite smooth close to shore, super choppy 200m out (you can surf the chop on big days!!!)
New Secret Location (San Remo), S, SE untried
Budgewoi/Hali - N/NE/E - quite smooth close to shore, choppy 100m out, helpful locals
Norah Head - NE to E, an ocean side spot that is protected (mostly) by a rock reef. Can get a nice swell travelling gap
Birdie Beach to Norah Head - NE (E to SE should work), excellent downwinder location, great waves, odd shark, dolphin, turtle, odd big FIN!!!
Caves Beach - NE to SE, great wave location
Swansea Channel (Salts) - NE, best flat water spot I have tried, really consistent summer breeze when it blows
Swansea Co-Op - SSW to W, a good flat water spot, super shallow, wear booties for the razor fish
Squids @ Belmont - NW to W, a good flat water spot, super shallow, wear booties for the razor fish
Redhead to Blacksmiths - NE (E to SE should work), excellent downwinder location, great waves, odd humongous shark
Nobbies - NE, great surf location and also good behind the rock reef

rhino171 said..
Anyone getting out today

As soon as it is blowing south/south east at 15 knots or more, someone will be out at Umina.

Nope ..... A big crowd is ten kites.

Canton Beach is your friend in a southerly or San Remo .......

Is there many heading to umina today?