blue and frosty waters of the Dry Season (credit: BarraAddiction)
- Kite Corner, aka Windsurfer’s Corner – access via carpark opposite # 300 Casuarina Drive
- Shower, shade, toilet block within 200m, food truck on weekends
- Dry Season east/south-east winds funnel across flat water from the creek mouth
- Offshore winds peak at 15 to 25 kts mid to late morning
- Kiters migrate to Buffalo Creek for side-shore conditions during the Dry Season
- Foiling on higher tides >3.5m limits the chance of hitting the rocky seabed
- North of the creek channel the seabed is sandy up to Lee Point apart from a few reefs discoverable on tides under 3m
Low tide at Kite Corner (credit: Admin)
Dry Season winds funnel out of the creek mouth (credit: BarraAddiction)
- The Transition to warmer weather at the end of the Dry Season creates northerly afternoon sea breezes
- Kites return to KC
- Northerlies create fun bumps rolling in from Lee Point
- Potential for downwinders from Lee Point to Kite Corner ~ 6.7km
- Conditions are conducive to afterwork sessions
View to Dripstone beach (credit: FunSupply)
- Wet Season monsoons can produce the strongest winds of the year
- The first monsoon typically arrives on Boxing Day (24/25 season postponed)
- Box Jellyfish are less prominent in choppy seas
- Choppy, washing machine conditions can be challenging to foil
- Kite Corner rock bar provides some protection from the westerlies
- The inside section at Kite Corner is best for prone or SUP foiling on 5-6m tides and provides some shelter from monsoon westerlies
Wet Season (credit: Lotte)
