Cape Woolamai
Kitesurf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
57Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 15 kn gusting 19, side-shore, Water: waves 2.2 m
Wed 4 · 47 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 20 kn
- Gusts
- 24kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 75 out of 100
- Wind
- WSW 14 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 2.1 mwaves
- Air
- 14°C
Fri 6 · 79 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 15 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 2.2 mwaves
- Air
- 17°C
Sat 7 · 78 out of 100
- Wind
- SSW 18 kn
- Gusts
- 25kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 2.8 mwaves
- Air
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 11 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 2.0 mwaves
- Air
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Tue 10 · 26 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 21 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 19°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 447, fair
- Thu 575, good
- Fri 679, good
- Sat 778, good
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1026, poor
- Wed 1142, poor
- Thu 1290, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWopen to the SW
- Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
- Avoid: NEblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 15 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south, 10 knots | 15kn | side-on | 1.7 mwaves | 14°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 47, fair | wind from the west-south-west, 20 knots | 24kn | side-on | 1.3 mwaves | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 75, good | wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots | 18kn | on | 2.1 mwaves | 14°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 79, good | wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots | 19kn | side | 2.2 mwaves | 17°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 78, good | wind from the south-south-west, 18 knots | 25kn | side-on | 2.8 mwaves | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots | 18kn | side | 2.0 mwaves | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots | 18kn | offnot safe | 1.2 mwaves | 19°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 26, poor | wind from the south-west, 21 knots | 27kn | on | 1.4 mwaves | 19°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 42, poor | wind from the south, 19 knots | 26kn | side-on | 2.2 mwaves | 15°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 90, good | wind from the south-south-west, 16 knots | 24kn | on | – | 14°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
- Tue 3 NovHigh 06:57 +0.5 mLow 12:19 −0.2 mHigh 18:13 +0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:18 −0.4 mHigh 07:28 +0.3 mLow 12:57 −0.2 mHigh 19:07 +0.2 m
- Thu 5 NovLow 00:50 −0.2 mHigh 07:43 +0.2 mLow 13:39 −0.2 mHigh 21:28 +0.1 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
No month stands out
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
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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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cape Woolamai
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Cape Woolamai. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 wind sports spots.
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$1,780–US$3,440 each
about US$1,780–US$3,440 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$959–US$2,000 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$148–US$242 |
| 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$1,780–US$3,440 |
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: Cape Woolamai
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about 5 min by car · 8 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Cape Woolamai 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 30h
About 30h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 2h 10m by road
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An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.