Bondi
Kitesurf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
62Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 15 kn gusting 21, side-onshore, Water: waves 1.6 m
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 10 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 24 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 12 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 20°C
Thu 5 · 78 out of 100
- Wind
- S 16 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 15 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 21 out of 100
- Wind
- S 21 kn
- Gusts
- 30kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 22°C
Sun 8 · 56 out of 100
- Wind
- S 19 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 2.0 mwaves
- Air
- 16°C
Mon 9 · 82 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 21kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.6 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 281, good
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 424, poor
- Thu 593, good
- Fri 681, good
- Sat 732, poor
- Sun 884, good
- Mon 982, good
- Tue 1095, good
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEopen to the SE
- Best wind: SW or NEalong the shore
- Avoid: NWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 20 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Dec–Feb2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 81, good | wind from the north-east, 14 knots | 23kn | side | 1.2 mwaves | 21°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 10 knots | 15kn | offnot safe | 1.2 mwaves | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 24, poor | wind from the south-west, 12 knots | 19kn | side | 1.4 mwaves | 20°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 93, good | wind from the south, 16 knots | 25kn | side-on | 1.4 mwaves | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 81, good | wind from the north-east, 15 knots | 20kn | side | 1.4 mwaves | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 32, poor | wind from the south, 21 knots | 30kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 22°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 84, good | wind from the south, 19 knots | 28kn | side-on | 2.0 mwaves | 16°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 82, good | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots | 21kn | side-on | 1.6 mwaves | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 95, good | wind from the north-east, 15 knots | 21kn | side | 1.3 mwaves | 21°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 9 knots | 14kn | offnot safe | 1.4 mwaves | 25°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 29, poor | wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 22kn | side-on | 2.1 mwaves | 17°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 03:03 +0.3 mLow 08:31 −0.3 mHigh 15:02 +0.7 mLow 22:02 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:14 +0.3 mLow 09:54 −0.3 mHigh 16:11 +0.7 mLow 23:01 −0.6 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:17 +0.4 mLow 11:09 −0.4 mHigh 17:16 +0.6 mLow 23:53 −0.6 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Dec–Feb
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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About
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About Bondi
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SE, so wind from the NW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SE. Wind from the SE blows onshore, wind from the NW blows out to sea, and wind from the SW or NE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). The sea is about 18°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January, February and December, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sydney. Within 5 km we also list 16 surf spots, 6 wind sports spots and 1 dive site.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,630–US$3,150 each
about US$1,630–US$3,150 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to SYD, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$926–US$1,920 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$356–US$597 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Total | about US$1,630–US$3,150 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Sydney
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about 15 min by car · 446 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Sydney its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 27h 25m
About 27h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SYD, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 30 min by road
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