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??
Cheers
Matt
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
cheers
Hom
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
hi TechDude
how often did you go cossack?
I always waiting for the good weather
but I was so disappointed with the Dampier beach
because the wind always to light
so I was thinking if you want to kiting nest time could I go with you?
this is my E-maill : a29134945@hotmail.com
Thx anyway
Hom
This weekend possibility is good wind from East
Hersons or Cossack maybe i'll see you guys at there
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.
20 knots is plenty 4 me
sounds good news~!
if I have free time on Thursday afternoon then
I will be there possibly
cheers
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!
Cheers
Brendan
Brendan.clark@gmail.com
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.
