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Melbourne Frankston, Australia

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About Melbourne Frankston

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 8.3 km out (1 in 833). The sea is about 11°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 3 good days in 7; in January, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Frankston. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL), changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Melbourne Frankston.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Melbourne Frankston on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Sat 24: 18 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: chop.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct07knsideflat
Mon 19Oct013knsideflat
Tue 20Oct3017knsidechop
Wed 21Oct013knsideflat
Thu 22Oct05knsideflat
Fri 23Oct3919knsidechop
Sat 24Oct8023knsidechop
Sun 25Oct8029knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct6825knonchop
Tue 27Oct8032knside-onchop
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar2of 7
  4. Apr2of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul3of 7
  8. Aug3of 7
  9. Sep3of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec2of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 20 by road. About 29h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 17, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 13, side-shore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 5, side-shore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Melbourne Frankston

    15 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Melbourne Frankston

    18 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 20 by road. About 29h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,485–£2,875 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £855–£1,780
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £110–£180
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

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