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Melbourne St Kilda, Australia

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About Melbourne St Kilda

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 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 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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 12.5 km out (1 in 1250). The sea is about 11°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 22°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Melbourne. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 28 h 35 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. 45 min from the airport to Melbourne St Kilda.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Windsurfing lessons in Melbourne · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Melbourne · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Melbourne St Kilda on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct021knoffnot safeflat
Mon 19Oct025knoffnot safeflat
Tue 20Oct025knoffnot safeflat
Wed 21Oct020knoffnot safeflat
Thu 22Oct022knoffnot safeflat
Fri 23Oct031knoffnot safechop
Sat 24Oct031knoffnot safechop
Sun 25Oct014knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct031knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct012knonchop
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 windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 45 min by road. About 28h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 25, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 20, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 22, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 31, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 31, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to MEL, changing at LAX, then 45 min by road. About 28h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,420–£2,770 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
  • Taxi £45–£75
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

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