Best Time to Ride · Coral Bay vs Gnaraloo – Tombstones
Coral Bay vs Gnaraloo – Tombstones: which is better for kitesurfing?
Coral Bay or Gnaraloo – Tombstones? Month by month: windy days, waves and water temperature side by side, from years of weather data.
Updated November 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Gnaraloo – Tombstones is windier in 10 of 12 months.
- Gnaraloo – Tombstones has bigger waves in 12 of 12 months.
- Coral Bay has warmer water in 9 of 12 months.
- Best months at Coral Bay: January, October, December.
- Best months at Gnaraloo – Tombstones: January, October, December.
- 89 km apart.
BestOct, Dec–Jan
Coral Bay
Australia
Intermediate and up · 25°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ LEA 104 km
Water temperature per month (°C)
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BestOct, Dec–Jan
Tombstones
Gnaraloo · Australia
Advanced only · 24°C water in season, shorty · ✈ CVQ 113 km
Water temperature per month (°C)
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Best time to go →Windy days: days with at least 2 hours of 15+ knots between 9:00 and 18:00, averaged over recent years. Water: average sea surface temperature.