Heading west camping for a couple weeks in Nov/Dec. Is there much kiting to be had in coffin bay? Looks brilliant on google earth..
Obviously the surf side should be good, but what about flat water on the inside?

Ah, cheers mate!
Will check it out

Ahh Coffin Bay

I head over there all the time, we lived there for 10 years, awesome.
Coffin Bay is a great place for kitesurfing but Little Douglas is a bit more fickle.

Heres the gig:
You can launch and kite at a spot called long beach coffin bay, Head through coffin bay and go towards the start of the National park, before you get there you will see on the right a bay, there are 2 car parks there, you want the second one, if you go too far you will go to the entry of the National Park. turn and go back.

there is a track onto long beach here, easy for 4wd but if 2wd stop and park behind the gum trees, you are there. step over onto the beach and you will see an expanse of water witih a little island called Rabbit isld, (some call it goat isld, its not goat isld is the one in the little bay of the townshipand to the NW dutton heads.

You will notice on low tide its all sand, but the water will come in and cover it normally afternoon, you will need medium to hight tide, high tide depending on you preference as it can be kited flat flat - watch out for the stingerays they will be around, we used to windsurf it for yesrs and obviously now kite it.

its flat water heaven.

thing is this far down the coast the seabreeze is fickle and you really need a southerly pattern, but Novemenber is known over there as blowvember so its okay. it will take S- SW and W and NW if you have a building front, the NW are heaven as the wavelets build over the deep water and onto the shallow

SE is dodgy as its off shore - but give it time it might come around with the sea breeze. Its good to keep away from the channel as heaps of boats will be using it

You can do similar with little douglas but it needs more tide.

let me tell you about another flat water secret, head past little douglas down horse peninsula, on the left (east) you will see a track that leads to a small bay which is the southern estuary of Shelly Beach, there is a spit that takes the wind over from Little douglas / port douglas, and you can run up next to it in a SW or similar, it is total glass, and you can bear off on your starboard tack at mack10

the other little gem is Shelly beach - head towards Farm beach and go past the first turn off to dutton bay, the next one is to dutton bay west, tak that and then turn right before you get to dutton bay west and head to Shelly beach, you can drive onto the little dry sticky park right on the water almost and lauch, it will be easy to see, you can batten twirl here until your hearts content.

Note they all need tide - works well with the afternoon building wind.

if you want guaranteed sea breesze then head up the coast to Elliston or futher, the further north you go the more seabreeze and it will work this time of year.

I could tell you the wave spots but I can't as otherwise I will have to nuke the whole site and wipe all evidence away. If you go to Eliston or Streaky respect the locals, seriously respect them, and they will look after you, there are only a few kiters but you can upset the fishos and the surfers just by being on the bay.

As such Coffin bay itself does not offer much for kitesurfing waves, I have done it but Almonta and Golden island in the park are pretty dodgy as even the locals do not surf this area re the big salmon run, I have kited it and have photos but don't go out far, otherwise its mostly offshore this time of year and no where to launch. There is a secret spot but no chance I can let that go

its also the best place to catch fish

Have fun

Dazza

p.s. will definately check out whyalla on the way through and stay away from the salmon and bigger fish which follow them..

Photos look unbelievably good dazza!
We're taking 2 cars, one is a 'proper' 4wd, so at least there's someone there for a tow if worst comes to worst. But i'll definately be printing all this advice and taking it with me, then can play it by ear as to which tracks will be doable.
Cheers again mate, really helpful!
Sam