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Kitesurf Location - Port Phillip Bay / Brighton Kitebeach ( ID port_phillip_bay___brighton_kitebeach )      Hits: 1703
 
You are here: Australia > Australia > Kitesurf Location - Port Phillip Bay / Brighton Kitebeach ( ID port_phillip_bay___brighton_kitebeach )
Continent: Australia
Country: Australia
Next Big City (Airport):  Melbourne
Next Town: Melbourne
Latitude:   -37.9167
Longitude: 144.9868
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Shop
- Rescue
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Near Locations
Port Phillip Bay / Hampton Beach (2.35 km) Best Direction: SSE S SSW Type: Flat Chop
Port Phillip Bay / St Kilda (6.93 km) Best Direction: S SSW SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Port Phillip Bay / Port Melbourne (9.37 km) Best Direction: SE SSE S Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
Port Phillip Bay / Rickett's Point (9.63 km) Best Direction: SE SW Type: Shallow Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Port Phillip Bay / Altona Coastal Park (13.24 km) Best Direction: S Type: Shallow Flat Chop
Port Phillip Bay / Gnotuk Avenue (16.11 km) Best Direction: SW NW Type: Shallow Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
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Water
Type:
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Reefs
- Rocks

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Water is flat water to choppy. The tide is not extreme, you can kite on a high or low tide. Launch from the kite area on the beach and head south to Green Pt a few hundred metres to find the odd bay wave as the chop breaks over the reef - tiny, but can be fun. The reef is bare at low tide.

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 Location
Type:
- Grass
- Sand
Size:
- Medium

Hazards:
- Rocks
Location crowds:
- January
- February


Plenty of grass to set and pack up. The beach is wide. There is enough space to launch and land without a hassle. Pick your launching and landing spot carefully. On S winds the landing is rocky if you go downwind. On N winds there are safe landing areas but beware of the family swimming beach.

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

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


A wetsuit is a must in winter but is usually not needed in summer. In summer expect a sea breeze and temperatures often over 30°C.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- February
- March
- December
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds

Best Direction:
- SW
Main Direction:
- SW


The best wind is a sea breeze which comes through regularly in the afternoon in summer. This comes in from the Southwest. Northerlies are kiteable however usually gusty. NE is a bit too gusty and uncomfortable. SE is gusty but not so bad.

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


Easy to get to with the local Sanderingham line trains. Several stations are close enough to the beach to walk there are also several buses that could also be used.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- Restricted Zones


The big yellow poles in front of the beach huts mean NO KITING inshore of the line between them. Head to Rickett's Point for SE wind.

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