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Safety Bay, Australia

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About Safety Bay

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

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.1 km out (1 in 313). The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 22°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at expert level the best month is usually December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Safety Bay. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

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From Chicago: about 33 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Perth International Airport (PER), changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG).

    See flights ORD → PER · Skyscanner from about £960 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 10 from the airport to Safety Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Safety Bay on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Fri 23: 14 kn gusting 31, onshore. Water: waves 3.1 m.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct4428knside-on2.6 mwaves
Mon 19Oct011kncross-off1.9 mwaves
Tue 20Oct011knoffnot safe1.6 mwaves
Wed 21Oct5129knside2.8 mwaves
Thu 22Oct2625knon3.0 mwaves
Fri 23Oct5231knon3.1 mwaves
Sat 24Oct2427knside-on2.6 mwaves
Sun 25Oct017knside1.9 mwaves
Mon 26Oct010kncross-off1.5 mwaves
Tue 27Oct1528kncross-off1.2 mwaves
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. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb2of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug2of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov2of 7
  12. Dec3of 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 ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 1h 10 by road. About 33h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 11, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Safety Bay

    13 kn gusting 29, side-shore. Water: waves 2.8 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 25, onshore. Water: waves 3 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Safety Bay

    14 kn gusting 31, onshore. Water: waves 3.1 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 27, side-onshore. Water: waves 2.6 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PER, changing at HKG, then 1h 10 by road. About 33h door to door

Rough cost

About £1,590–£3,090 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 £960–£1,995
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £110–£180
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

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