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Melbourne Portsea, Australia

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About Melbourne Portsea

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

Water about 14°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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 16.7 km out (1 in 1667). The sea is about 11°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 2 good days in 7; in December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Portsea. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 5 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 29 h 25 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).

    See flights MDW → MEL · Skyscanner from about £855 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Melbourne Portsea.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Kitesurfing lessons in Portsea · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in Portsea · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Melbourne Portsea on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 27: 25 kn gusting 35, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct017knonflat
Mon 19Oct4817knonchop
Tue 20Oct4617knonchop
Wed 21Oct015knonflat
Thu 22Oct013knonchop
Fri 23Oct6722knonchop
Sat 24Oct3631knonchop
Sun 25Oct031knoffnot safechop
Mon 26Oct025kncross-offchop
Tue 27Oct7435knsidechop
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. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun2of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec0of 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 35 by road. About 29h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Melbourne Portsea

    14 kn gusting 17, onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 15, onshore. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 13, onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Melbourne Portsea

    17 kn gusting 22, onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Melbourne Portsea

    22 kn gusting 31, onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 1h 35 by road. About 29h 25 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

Places to eat near Portsea

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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