Spots

The wing and kite foiling spots riders travel for, by continent and country — what the conditions are like, who each one suits, and the schools and rental stations on the beach.

Oceania

Australia (10) New Caledonia (1) New Zealand (2)

Australia

Augusta Western Australia
Wing Kite Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat water
Best season
Nov–Mar

Smooth, flat water behind the sandbar at Augusta in the Margaret River region, three hours south of Perth, where the wind blows towards the waves and reefs from…

Coronation Beach Western Australia
Wing Kite Intermediate–Advanced
Water
Flat and waves
Best season
Nov–Mar

North of Geraldton on the Western Australian coast, one of the windiest places in the world: in summer be prepared to rig your smallest kite. Good flat water…

1 center · Lessons, Rental
Exmouth – Sandy Bay Western Australia
Wing Kite Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat and waves
Best season
May–Oct

From May to October the wind season moves to the north of Western Australia, 1,600 km from Perth, where Sandy Bay and Graveyards north of Exmouth are the two…

Gold Coast – Broadwater Queensland
Wing Kite
Water
Flat water

The sheltered Broadwater behind the Gold Coast's surf beaches is where the region's foil schools teach wing foiling, from first lessons to advanced coaching.

3 centers · Lessons
Lancelin Western Australia
Kite Wing Intermediate–Advanced
Water
Flat and waves
Best season
Oct–Mar

An hour north of Perth, with a flat lagoon inside the reef and clean waves on the outside, worked by the same reliable summer sea breeze at 15–30 knots. It has…

Melbourne – Port Phillip Bay Victoria
Kite Wing Beginner–Advanced
Water
Chop
Best season
Oct–Mar

The bay beaches from St Kilda to Brighton and Sandringham get a summer sea breeze from the south and frontal winds the rest of the year, over cool, choppy water…

4 centers · Lessons, Rental
Old Bar New South Wales
Wing Kite Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat and waves
Best season
Oct–Mar

A silky-smooth, crystal-clear flat-water spot on the New South Wales coast three hours north of Sydney and 15 minutes from Taree, with lagoons, sand flats and…

Port Douglas – Four Mile Beach Queensland
Wing Kite Beginner–Advanced
Water
Chop
Best season
May–Nov

Four Mile Beach at Port Douglas, an hour from Cairns beside the Great Barrier Reef, is over 6 km of sand swept by thermal winds that follow the monsoonal…

Safety Bay Perth, Western Australia
Kite Wing Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat water
Best season
Nov–Mar

South of Perth, the afternoon sea breeze known as the Fremantle Doctor blows 15–25 knots through the summer over the Pond, a shallow, flat sandbank sheltered by…

2 centers · Lessons, Rental
Shark Bay – Denham Western Australia
Wing Kite Beginner–Advanced
Water
Flat water
Best season
Mar–Apr · Sep–Nov

Heaps of small, butter-flat lagoons and super consistent wind around Denham on the World Heritage coast 800 km north of Perth, with a good chance of having the…

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