Best time to kitesurf Wellington Point
The best time to kitesurf at Wellington Point is January–February, October–December, the well-known local wind season, with water around 26°C.
Wellington Point, Queensland (Moreton Bay), Australia
Sports: Kitesurfing, Wingfoiling, Windsurfing, Parawing
Best time to go: January–February, October–December
Wellington Point is a narrow point in the Redlands, on the western shore of Moreton Bay about 25 km south-east of Brisbane's city centre, at the end of Main Road. At low tide a sand spit runs out to King Island, and the water on either side of it is where kiters, wingers and windsurfers ride. The reserve has parking, toilets and food, but parking fills up on windy weekends.
The usual winds are north-easterly sea breezes in spring and summer and south-easterlies in autumn, and it is one of the few Brisbane spots that also works in winter westerlies. In a north-easterly the water behind the sandbank between the point and King Island is mirror-flat and standing depth from mid to three-quarter tide. Locals ride the eastern side in southerly winds and the western side in northerlies. South-easterlies bring chop and are best from mid to high tide; at low tide the eastern side is too shallow and you have to walk a long way out. A dead southerly blows off the land and is gusty, and so are westerlies.
The flat, shallow water suits learners, freestyle and speed runs, but the spot gets busy, so respect the riding zones and keep clear of swimmers. Council rules don't allow rigging or launching kites on the grass: set up on the sand below the high-tide mark, where room runs out at a very high tide. The bottom has rocks, coral fragments, shells and mud in places, so wear booties and watch your fin at low tide. Downwind there is a long stretch of open bay towards Manly and Thorneside, so make sure you can stay upwind. The water is about 18 °C in August and 27 °C in February: a 4/3 in mid-winter, a 3/2 or a shorty in spring and autumn, boardshorts from November to March.
Month by month at Wellington Point
- January: windy season (local thermal wind), waves 0.3 m, water 27°C, air 28°C (nights 22°C), 27 sunny days, 19 rainy days
- February: windy season (local thermal wind), waves 0.3 m, water 27°C, air 28°C (nights 21°C), 25 sunny days, 14 rainy days
- March: windy season (local thermal wind), waves 0.3 m, water 26°C, air 27°C (nights 21°C), 25 sunny days, 17 rainy days
- April: windy season (local thermal wind), waves 0.5 m, water 24°C, air 25°C (nights 18°C), 28 sunny days, 10 rainy days
- May: outside the windy season, waves 0.6 m, water 21°C, air 22°C (nights 15°C), 26 sunny days, 13 rainy days
- June: outside the windy season, waves 0.7 m, water 18°C, air 21°C (nights 12°C), 28 sunny days, 5 rainy days
- July: outside the windy season, waves 0.7 m, water 17°C, air 20°C (nights 11°C), 28 sunny days, 7 rainy days
- August: outside the windy season, waves 0.7 m, water 18°C, air 21°C (nights 12°C), 29 sunny days, 7 rainy days
- September: windy season (local thermal wind), waves 0.6 m, water 21°C, air 23°C (nights 14°C), 28 sunny days, 7 rainy days
- October: windy season (local thermal wind), waves 0.5 m, water 23°C, air 25°C (nights 17°C), 28 sunny days, 12 rainy days
- November: windy season (local thermal wind), waves 0.4 m, water 25°C, air 26°C (nights 19°C), 26 sunny days, 14 rainy days
- December: windy season (local thermal wind), waves 0.3 m, water 27°C, air 27°C (nights 21°C), 29 sunny days, 15 rainy days
Kitesurfing in Australia: January, February, October, November, December
When is the best time to go kitesurfing, wingfoiling, windsurfing & parawing at Wellington Point?
January–February, October–December, the well-known local wind season (weather models underestimate the local winds here).
How warm is the water at Wellington Point?
17°C to 27°C over the year: boardshorts, no wetsuit needed in the warmest month, a 4/3 full suit in the coolest.
Figures from 5 years of weather data (Open-Meteo).
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