Flat water, gets choppy with the sea breeze. Shallow sandbanks for kilometres. Fairly shallow, but offshore can get deeper. Expert riders can show off in the onshore winds in front of the town with 2/3ft high waves, on the right day, as kickers. Morning can be ice flat in both locations and still blowing 25 knots.
Small, sandy beach to the south of the town which is good for rigging up, plenty of room and only a small cliff at the back if things go astray. Also many kiteshacks along the beach to hide out of the sun while not riding.
Summer is hot and sunny, so boardies only, due to the shallow bays water temp gets up to 29-30°C in summer. In winter it's the reverse and temps get down to 15°C.
- January - February - March - October - November - December
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
Best Direction:
- SSE - S - SSW
Main Direction:
- SSE - S - SSW
SSW is the best wind, although it is directly onshore. It's the most consistent breeze and can blow up to 35+ kts. Most days are around 18-25 kts. Summer winds are in for about 6 months of the year. Predominantly Southwesterly with 15-35 knots from October to March.
Travel from Perth for about 7-8 hours up the northwest coastal highway. Get to a roadhouse called the Overlander and turn left, you can't miss it, the place is also a world heritage area. Travel up this road for an hour and you will reach Denham. Small village. Get to the small beach to the south of the town (Knight TCE).
Keep to south end of the bay or find another one, the locals are getting concerned about crew getting dragged up into the houses. Be cool, it's an old fishing town, and they will be cool.
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