Welcome. Hopefully you should get some decent wind in the next few weeks. I think it's just starting to crank and the cold shouldnt bother you coming from Seattle.. St Kilda is busy on weekends, and during the day there's usually about 4 or 5 instructors with students. But it's a great place to surf with a huge beach and a nice flat water bit. Parking is expensive on the beach side of the road but free on the other side at certain times of the day.

Otherwise Altona just across the bridge is great. Check kbv.org.au for some of the other locations.

Great. I appreciate the input. I am hoping to get off work early enough to get out in the evenings during the week.

Everyone around here keeps warning me about Jellyfish. Is there anything I should be concerned about or precautions I should take for Jellyfish or anything in the water? I didn't find much searching the forum but I thought it would be worth asking.

It's funny, usually I am a bit on the taciturn/terse side when it comes to visitors, but as you're from Seattle I'll let my localist guard down. It was as I windsurfed on Lake Washington a few years ago that some kiters inspired me to give up the pole and take up the strings.

Basically Melbourne is fine as far as critters go. As Harry Potter said, water quality at StKilda (and Altona) can be sketchy, so close your eyes and mouth when you stack and you'll be fine.

Brighton has cleaner water though it's not as flat.

Enjoy your stay, you should get plenty of time on the water.

Beersy said...

chino said...

. St Kilda is a great place to surf

Lol. Should I have said "St Kilda is a controversial place to surf with a high volume of people, occasionally filthy water, and too many Europeans, most of whom are instructors who are dicks to everyone and use the beach for their own nefarious purposes."

Look, the truth is that it's close to the CBD, it's got a huge beach and flat water and no power lines to chuck your Cabrinha into. If it were an awful place to surf, no one would be there.

you can catch the swell report and live camera on costal watch or swell net.com

bring your cold water wax

Thanks again for all the input. I normally ride a twin tip with straps but it sounds like I may have to try out some strapless riding. I am flying out tonight so I will be out on the water on Saturday morning straight from the airport because it will be too early to check in to my hotel.

SeattleRiley said...

Thanks again for all the input. I normally ride a twin tip with straps but it sounds like I may have to try out some strapless riding. I am flying out tonight so I will be out on the water on Saturday morning straight from the airport because it will be too early to check in to my hotel.

no, no you won't...