Continent
Australia
Country
Australia
Next Big City
Melbourne
Next Town
Hampton
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Shop, Toilet

Water

Type:
Flat, Chop
Hazards:
Swimmers, Mole
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

The location is protected by the pier of Sandringham Yacht Club, which provides flat water surfing. Beyond the pier it gets choppy in the Southwesterly sea breeze. Give plenty of room to the lifesaving club swimming area.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Big
Hazards:
Bystanders
Beach Users:
No information

Nice and wide beach with no hard objects. Plenty of space to launch as long as you stay away from the beach goers by the life saving club. The beach faces WSW.

Weather

Spring:
Shorty, Normal
Summer:
Shorts, Shorty
Fall:
Shorty, Normal
Winter:
Normal

Air temperature 18-35°C and water temperature 20°C. Summer wetsuit recommended but not needed. Winter is ok, air 13-22°C and water 13-15°C.

Wind

Best Months:
January, February, March, December
Wind Type:
Thermal
Best Direction:
SSE, S, SSW
Main Direction:
SSE, S, SSW

Best direction is SSW-SSE which is the common sea breeze direction. Picks up reliably around 3-5 pm and stays up until sunset around 8:30 pm. The breeze is pretty constant at 15-20 knts. During January to February you can kitesurf 75% of the afternoons, the rest of the summer 50%, but the wind is more unreliable and gustier. Can be very gusty and light on the inside in S-SSE. Always smoother air and more wind out past the breakwater. Sideshore: NNW and SSE.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From Melbourne airport, simply go towards the city, exit SE Suburbs. Find your way towards the bay. Hampton is located 15km southeast of Melbourne. Just north of the Sandringham Yacht Club.

Extra information

Rules
No information

Nightlife

No information