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Kitesurf Location - Port Phillip Bay / Altona Coastal Park ( ID port_phillip_bay___altona_coastal_park )      Hits: 2090
 
You are here: Australia > Australia > Kitesurf Location - Port Phillip Bay / Altona Coastal Park ( ID port_phillip_bay___altona_coastal_park )
Continent: Australia
Country: Australia
Next Big City (Airport):  Melbourne
Next Town: Werribee, Altona
Latitude:   -37.8635
Longitude: 144.8518
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Near Locations
Port Phillip Bay / Port Melbourne (7.44 km) Best Direction: SE SSE S Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Port Phillip Bay / St Kilda (9.96 km) Best Direction: S SSW SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Port Phillip Bay / Brighton Kitebeach (13.24 km) Best Direction: SW Type: Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Port Phillip Bay / Hampton Beach (15.06 km) Best Direction: SSE S SSW Type: Flat Chop
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Crystal Clear
Best Tide:
- High Tide
- Coming Tide
- Falling Tide


The water is usually great. The tide doesn't really matter although it is a fair walk out if it is low tide. On high tide there is flat water until about 50 metres out and then it turns into chop which is great because you can go charging and launch off the chop. Water is fairly shallow in some spots.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- None


Sand down one end and gritty sand on the other end. There is plenty of places to launch. There is a fairly large beach. And off the beach there is a nice grassy paddock.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Shorts
- Shorty

Fall:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit
Winter:
- Normal Wetsuit


Here you can have 4 seasons in one day. It is usually around 17°C. Some times you need a wetsuit and sometimes you don't. You can surf on and off season. The good weather is from September to March.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- October
- November
- December
Wind Type:
No Information

Best Direction:
- S
Main Direction:
- S


Southerlies in the good season usually come in at a constant 15-20 knots.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Altona is in between Melbourne and Geelong. It is In Port Phillip Bay. From the nearest airport it is usually an hour and a half.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None


No rules and restrictions. Just don't hurt yourself and get kitesurfers banned.

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