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Western Australia is a dream destination for kiteboarders and kite surfers alike. Its consistent trade winds and vast coastline make it perfect for a kiting adventure road trip. Whether you’re chasing waves or flat-water lagoons, our hostel on wheels will take you to the best reef breaks and secret freestyle spots WA has to offer.
There are so many epic spots to kite in WA. The heat of the summer creates a consistent and powerful sea breeze known as the Fremantle Doctor. As the land heats up it draws cooler air in from the Indian Ocean typically hitting the coast at a steady 15 to 20 knots from the South West. Perfect conditions for kiting all along the coast from Perth to Exmouth!
Over 14 days we’ll take you to world class kiteboarding locations with little to no crowds!
The below is a guide to where we will go and spend each day however we will adjust this itinerary to best suit the forecast, conditions and YOU! We get a mixture of freestyle, wave riders and free riders and will make sure to accommodate everyone!
Meet and load up the bus with all your kite gear at Langley Park in Perth’s CBD at 8am. Quick visit to the shops for groceries and then to kickstart your holiday and kite safari we’ll head straight out of the city to Lancelin.
Lano is a popular weekend getaway for Perth kiters as it’s only 2 hours north of the city. It’s most well known by wind chasers for the annual Lancelin Ocean Classic. This event hosts a 25 km downwind race between the two fishing towns, Ledge Point and Lancelin. It’s a perfect destination to get kiting on the first day of your trip. The locals here welcome the weekenders as it’s never too busy to catch a wave or boost in the freestyle lagoon. Lancelin’s offshore reef creates a natural harbour where you can kite on flat water inside the south point or surf waves between the islands only 800m from shore.
There’s a massive abundance of locations to kite between Lano and Geraldton so we can choose as a group where we’d prefer to stop for a session on the way up and again back down the coast but our main destination will be Coronation Beach aka Coro’s.
Coro’s is a super popular destination for obvious reasons but the 6 hour drive from Perth keeps it quiet for most of the year. ‘KiteWest’ has a school here with rental gear available should you wish to try something different. This spot is renowned for wave riding because the southern swells hit the coast unrestricted and produce cranking left handlers over a fairly deep reef. Though mainly a wave spot most twin tippers love this location for the perfect wedges / ramps to boost off and the smooth runways between the waves. Here we set up camp virtually on the beach so you can kite until dark or enjoy sunset and a beer from the roof of the bus.
On our way to Shark Bay we have the option to kite the Pink Lake, however…. this place is both sweet and sour! Whilst the pictures look amazing and the water butter smooth, beneath the surface is a bed of razor sharp salt crystals waiting to tear your skin and kites to pieces. Add to this the mud, shallow depth and burning sensation when the water gets in your mouth, ears and eyes you’ll want to be super confident in your abilities! Trust me, it’s not pleasant!! If you still want to capture that perfect Kodak moment for the gram then I suggest saving this stop for the way back to Perth….
Our main destination today will be Sorka’s Point in Shark Bay. Sorka’s is a natural freestyle playground that’ll get you frothing just looking at it. There’s a low and skinny bar striking right out into a protected bay just waiting to be jumped. We’ve had heaps of fun here grabbing beers from each other whilst boosting from one lagoon to the other.
The area has no waves in the close proximity but the secret spots and jaw dropping scenery will please even the most hardcore wave riders.
Shark Bay is a one way 130 km detour from the main highway heading north so we’ll head before or after the Ningaloo reef depending on when the conditions are looking most favourable. It’s got more flat lagoons and virtually unexplored bays to ride than the town has people. The coastline can be accessed in so many places with bays facing all directions so kiting is possible from dawn to dusk no matter what the wind direction! It’s a perfect coastline for downwinders but the ‘Secret spot’ and ‘Spot X’ are the highlights of this area!
Secret Spot is only accessible with a decent 4WD and local knowledge so we will load all the gear on the troopy and head off for a day to remember! This place is incredible for perfecting your tricks in a protected channel between sandbars and kiting between banks of sea grass that create butter smooth water and jaw dropping scenery.
With such amazing kiting opportunities in Shark Bay we will spend another day here riding this world class location. Spot X is also only accessible with local knowledge and 4WD. In all the years we’ve been visiting we have never seen another kiter here. The water is butter smooth, deep enough to fully send your jumps and incredibly scenic. This is my personal favourite of the Shark Bay region!
Today we continue our road trip north and have a few different options for the afternoon. Carnarvon or Quobba and Gnaraloo depending on the conditions, forecast and your choices!
Carnarvon is a worthy stop for twin tippers. It’s recently been holding its own ‘Windfest’ event bringing more awareness as a wind sports destination. The river mouth and Pelican Point are both great flat water spots. Carnarvon is really the gateway to the Ningaloo reef and the epic destinations ahead.
Quobba Blow Holes has a protected flat water lagoon known as the ‘Aquarium’ as well as some wave riding on the nearby reef. This is an option for those not confident enough to tackle the nearby wave at Gnaraloo and we can easily split the group for the afternoon if this is the case .
Gnaraloo is home to the world class surf break, ‘Tombstones’. You can paddle surf this incredible wave in the early mornings, then kite until your hearts content when the sea breeze kicks in. Tombstones can get as gnarly as it’s name depending on the size of the swell and can be pretty intimidating because of the rocky coastline and small margin for error. That said, for those confident enough, this is one of the best wave riding spots in the world!!!
Exmouth is a kiters paradise and probably the most popular holiday destination for WA kiters. It’s no surprise Exmouth Surf Centre has a shop stocked with more kite gear than those in the cities.
Sandy Bay is the iconic and well known kite destination in the area, and for good reason! The water is warm, smooth, shallow and super clear with a sandy bottom. Perfection.
For the hardcore wave riders we can split the group and find what you’re looking for on the fringing Ningaloo reef almost 3 kilometre’s off-shore. A fair distance, but well worth the mission for those super confident!
Winderabandi Point is another incredible flat water spot only accessible by 4WD south of Yardie Creek. We will load up the troopy for the day and head off on an off road adventure to this awesome location. It’s as good as, if not better, than Sandy Bay! Deeper water, more space and less tourists mean face planting isn’t going to hurt as much both physically, and emotionally!
A kite trip to the Ningaloo wouldn’t be complete without a downwinder from Graveyards to Wobiri. This incredible section will have you shredding waves or cruising over coral reef for around 11km with just your fellow kiters and a million turtles. It’s an epic way to end your trip if you are on the 9 day (One Way) kite safari.
For those lucky enough to be able to stay for the whole 14 days we can spend another day here and kite at your favourite spots again from the past 3 days!
Today we will begin our journey back to the south. Coral Bay has some restrictions on where you can kite, however, there are spots accessible by 4WD where you can kite over the pristine reef without damaging it, or your board!
Subject to the conditions we can choose to kite in Coral Bay or head back to the Blow Holes and Gnaraloo for some more thrilling waves and action!
It’d be rude to leave too soon! We’ll assess the forecast and decide as a group whether we want to spend another day at Tombies or explore the various inlets and channels around Carnarvon.
If you really want that perfect shot in the Pink Lake then todays the day! As it’s our second to last day you can choose whether it’s worth the risk. If the general consensus is a ‘No’ then we will spend the afternoon back at Coro’s where you can kite at a safe and familiar location or head further south to a new location in Geraldton, Dongara or Green Head!
Gero is arguably the windiest city in the world, the trees here grow horizontally! It see’s daily averages of 20 knots in summer but some days can be twice that. There’s beaches facing multiple directions, with waves and flat sections to please everyone.
Green Head is a tiny fishing / holiday town with little known offshore reefs and a bay deep enough for riding foils and working on your tricks.
Dongara has hosted WAKSA’s annual ‘Kitestock’ festival since 2007 and a worthy stop off for the traveling kiter.
On our final day we can either ride the waves at Wedge Island or return to Lancelin for one last session and a convenient spot to rinse your gear and pack up on the grass! We aim to leave by 4pm so we can drop everyone off back at Langley Park around 6pm.
