I'm going to Coral Bay in July and I'm wondering if it is worth taking my windsurfing gear.
Is windsurfing allowed? or does it damage the coral?
How much wind is there in winter?
I'm sure there is someone out there who knows.
Thanks
Don't think you'll get a lot of wind in winter thou, do our storm fronts get up that high?
yep sailed slalom gear there prob around the mid ninetys (also around july)...nice and flat in the bay only prob was the numerous "coral lumps that seemed to be at fin depth under the surface.
these where almost invisible depending on where the sun was at the time.
i remember having to sail someones board in with out a fin from about a k away..
pic below is from the beach where you can put your boat in and looking north..i think.
i was up there in september 1 year and we couldnt go out on a fishing charter for 2 weeks cause it was to windy beautiful spot watch ur fins propellors on the reef at low tide!!!!!!!
ive been to Exmouth many times between may and october it can be very windy in july only problem is its an easterly which is dead offshore
Go to Exmouth its heap better.
Coral bay is full of fisho bogans
what a beautiful spot
why would anyone travel overseas to visit beaches when we have that on our doorstep
airstrip ........
mt newman football team ... we went out the near mauds landing where elomo was talking about caught 6 trevalley and there was sharks circling our boat for food nice place had a ball up there but unfortunatly its not lke metropoletin beeches where it is over fished
once u enter the water there u become a step down on the food chain and we hd these sharks on lure and they wre popn 60pound braid i syguest u troll with a lure and wire !!!! for behind your board !!! stay safe dont go out to far
Coral bay was one of the most beautiful places i have ever visited, exmouth is good but spread out which mean u need a driver we didnt see the beaches it was all closed due to naval subramines activity
I wouldnt bother going to Coral Bay for windsurfing any time, but especially July. Bit like going to Paris and eating at McDonalds.
Its unlikely to be windy and if it is itll prob be offshore.
Beautiful spot, loads of stuff for kids and adults to do-fishing snorkelling 4wd diving etc.
Go fishing (beach or charter), try Bushy's Seaforce Charters for a good day and a feed to take home.
Exmouth itself is a s++thole, sandy dry and hot, and you need to start your car to do anything.
Good windsurfing/surfing on the west side though from lighthouse south. But still why would you bother taking sailing gear all the way up there in the off season?
for what it's worth...
I was up there February '07 for about 4 days. Wind in Coral Bay itself only was strong enough to sail one day but the tide was too low. There are a number of coral bombies sticking up all over the place in the bay itself. You can see them when you are in a boat but they are hard to spot while windsurfing.
You'd probably be better off to sail in the bay just South or North. Both spots can be reached by car if I remember correctly.
Be aware that there is a lot of wild life in the ocean... not just massive manta rays and pretty fish... also the fish of the bigger variety...
Don't bother taking the gear in July! Firstly, no vessels of any kind are allowed to operate in coral bay, except for the tour operators. I went sailing there in January and got in trouble with the ranger! Secondly, the wind in july is no good, as you've probably worked out from the other posts. Take a longboard and go surfing up near the lighthouse!
Don't bother taking the gear in July! Firstly, no vessels of any kind are allowed to operate in coral bay, except for the tour operators. I went sailing there in January and got in trouble with the ranger! Secondly, the wind in july is no good, as you've probably worked out from the other posts. Take a longboard and go surfing up near the lighthouse!
Don't bother taking the gear in July! Firstly, no vessels of any kind are allowed to operate in coral bay, except for the tour operators. I went sailing there in January and got in trouble with the ranger! Secondly, the wind in july is no good, as you've probably worked out from the other posts. Take a longboard and go surfing up near the lighthouse!
You can hire kayaks at the end of the car park. Its an old shack. Saves taking your own.
yeah i sailed there years ago but in the next bay south near Mauds Point. The ranger said i couldn't go faster than 8 knots in the main bay !!
Kayaking is allowed, in fact i'd recommend it! Kayak north from the main swimming beach to the shark nursery, about 500m? away. About 40+ black tip reef shark pups living in a lagoon, lurking about
I have been to coral bay 2 times over the last few years, both times in June/July.
It gets fkn cold at night and days are like mid-20s. The weather varies quite a bit on the ocean up there. Both times had a few days of massive swell. And both times had multiple days where it was way too windy to go out on the boat, a few would have been sailable (SSW, S and SSE). If I had brought gear it would have been great. I have always wanted to try and windsurf south passage, on big swell days that looks awesome. But you would need a jetski or a boat nearby because it is a long way out in sharky seas if you break something.
If you have room, take your gear but expect not to get a sail in. That being said if you go with a bunch of people keen on fishing it will likely be windy, and you get to sail instead of sit on the beach grumbling about the wind.
