I know this has been brought up before but it was a fair while ago. Does anyone on here live, kiteboard, around dampier/karratha? I am living up in karratha at the moment and am super keen to get into kiteboarding. I have surfed for a long time but I am finding it hard living up here and only having a small amount of surf to live with. I have heard that kiting up here can be good and im looking at getting kitted up in the next couple of weeks. Any fellow K-Town folk out there feel like pointing me in the right direction and maybe helping me learn to fly the kite??
You better check the weather before you kiteing..... I've been there already 3 months only kiteing 1 day in Dampier other times there is no wind or the wind blowing from the land(not recommended) Hope can help you
There's a small crew here, we go to Cossack, been out last 3 weekends. Hersons is good too but, coz it's close too town can get packed. Karratha is not perfect but means you can get some practice in ready for perth or else where. email: kiwidave90@hotmail.com if interested
Thursday the wind looks farely weak but the weekend is blowing up! easterlies 20-25knots if anyone heads down over the weekend let me know, dont have my gear yet but may shoot down and watch for a while.
IDW62815 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Western Australia
Northern Coastal Waters Forecast for Western Australia Issued at 4:10 am WST on Wednesday 8 June 2011 Valid until midnight Friday
Please Be Aware Wind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum wave may be up to twice the height.
Warnings Nil.
Synoptic Situation Southeast winds freshening as a large high south of the state moves slowly east.
Wallal to Cape Preston: Wednesday until midnight: SE winds 15/20 knots easing to 10/15 knots for a period in the afternoon and early evening. Seas 1.0m to 1.5m. Swell to 0.5m. Thursday: E/SE winds 20/25 knots easing to 15/20 knots for a period in the the afternoon and early evening. Seas 1.5m to 2.0m. Swell to 0.5m. Friday: E/SE winds 20/30 knots easing to 18/23 knots in the afternoon.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 pm WST Wednesday.
managed to get down and watch the guys at hearsons today looked awesome. Nice shallow water for learning on the mid tide cant wait to get my gear and get out there!
If you can kite in Dampier harbor,just up the coast a bit near the other ovals there are some great flat water spots near Sams island and the other little rock out crops.
Hi guys, i'm keen to get into kite surfing. I've never done it before, so when i'm in bali in august i'll be getting some lessons. I wouldn't mind checkin your gear that youguys use up here the next time you're out and about! Let me know if you dont mind that is!
Hey - lived up there for 10 or so years some time back..... Wind doesn't usually start blowing till around August, then howls through September - November. Then as the wind dies down the weather warms up! As long as there's water (big tides) The Palms in Dampier is an ideal spot to go. Launching off the sand by the marina running accross the back off the boats in the harbour there. Take your booties if you want to launch elsewhere.
