Flat water spots around Mandurah ?

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au_rick
au_rick
WA
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WA, 752 posts
24 Oct 2020 7:40pm
Hi All,
are there any good flat water spots around Mandurah ?
I'm normally a wave rider but haven't kited for a loooong time so just looking for a safe spot to test everything out before I hit the ocean.

Cheers.
Airborne
Airborne
WA
224 posts
WA, 224 posts
25 Oct 2020 6:35am
The estuary in Mandurah is probably your only option : www.kitebud.com.au/locations/mandurah-the-estuary/

As you can see it works best in E so SE winds (usually morning land breezes). Can be light and gusty but a nice safe spot to practice.

I'd recommend booties to protect your feet.

Also think about getting some lessons to refresh your safety skills, board recovery, etc.

Christian
bolgo
bolgo
WA
912 posts
WA, 912 posts
27 Oct 2020 5:24am
we used to go down to the cut

on the seabreeze

that was 10-15yrears ago, not sure what is like now, there was a beach facing east

crabs were feisty at times :-)
Intheozone
Intheozone
WA
247 posts
WA, 247 posts
27 Oct 2020 1:19pm
Yeah good luck!

Lots of crabs, Lots of cobblers (a nasty fish with poisonous barbs on its fins, trust me you don't want to stand one one.) then there are the stingrays, if you manage to stay away from them there are also few sharks. oh and that's before I get to the mouthy locals.

The wind is flucky and generally about 6kts less than Safety Bay but much more gusty. most of the possible launching spots the beaches face the wrong way.

But they say you can find the best Meth in WA down there
CH3MTR4IL5
CH3MTR4IL5
WA
986 posts
WA, 986 posts
27 Oct 2020 6:35pm
bolgo said..
we used to go down to the cut

on the seabreeze

that was 10-15yrears ago, not sure what is like now, there was a beach facing east

crabs were feisty at times :-)


And downwinder through the bird sanctuary, ah good times... i think that would be a sketchy run now
eppo
eppo
WA
9793 posts
WA, 9793 posts
29 Oct 2020 12:12pm
what they said above plus.... you need to make sure there's a really good blow up and down the coast.

The large estuary really hampers the breeze 'Infill'. If you watch the graphs, you get that initial change and breeze comes in, then it more than often backs off as the breeze hits the still cold dense air above the estuary water. Sometimes it can then have a resurgence, but mostly not.

She also swings quite a bit from the arc: south to SW to even WSW - even on one tack due to this uneven heating.

...and if you go on the ocean, beware she seems to always swing south the south east quite early on - not many times you can be out to the sunsets like elsewhere. 430/5ish (sometime a tad later) she starts the offshore march.

But when its good, its good, but its no nearly as consistent as say from rocko' to the north. We get dupped by the wind a LOT of times.
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