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Peterborough (AU), Port Campbell National Park, Worm Bay -- 2019 -- 0863
Peterborough, the nearest town. Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Peterborough

Kitesurf spot · Australia

Is it worth the trip?

73Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: 19 kn gusting 25, side-onshore, Water: waves 2.4 m

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 88 out of 100

Wind
SE 15 kn
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side-on
Water
2.1 mwaves
Air
15°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 7 kn
Gusts
11kn
Shore
side-on
Water
2.2 mwaves
Air
14°C

Wed 4 · 93 out of 100

Wind
W 19 kn
Gusts
25kn
Shore
side-on
Water
2.4 mwaves
Air
15°C

Thu 5 · 75 out of 100

Wind
W 14 kn
Gusts
19kn
Shore
side
Water
2.7 mwaves
Air
14°C

Fri 6 · 87 out of 100

Wind
WNW 19 kn
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side
Water
3.3 mwaves
Air
15°C

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
SW 16 kn
Gusts
23kn
Shore
on
Water
3.4 mwaves
Air
12°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SSE 7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side-on
Water
2.9 mwaves
Air
13°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 288, good
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 493, good
  5. Thu 575, good
  6. Fri 687, good
  7. Sat 778, good
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in six 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
  • Best Aug–Nov2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Peterborough
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots15knside1.8 mwaves16°C
Mon 2Nov88, goodwind from the south-east, 15 knots19knside-on2.1 mwaves15°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots11knside-on2.2 mwaves14°C
Wed 4Nov93, goodwind from the west, 19 knots25knside-on2.4 mwaves15°C
Thu 5Nov75, goodwind from the west, 14 knots19knside2.7 mwaves14°C
Fri 6Nov87, goodwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots24knside3.3 mwaves15°C
Sat 7Nov78, goodwind from the south-west, 16 knots23knon3.4 mwaves12°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots14knside-on2.9 mwaves13°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots15knoffnot safe1.8 mwaves18°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the north, 14 knots24knoffnot safe1.4 mwaves18°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

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 04:08 +0.5 mLow 09:41 +0.1 mHigh 13:51 +0.2 mLow 21:01 −0.6 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 04:38 +0.4 mLow 10:01 +0.1 mHigh 14:12 +0.2 mLow 21:32 −0.4 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 05:06 +0.3 mLow 10:27 +0.0 mHigh 14:36 +0.1 mLow 22:03 −0.3 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 Aug–Nov

Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec1of 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.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Peterborough

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 gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 56). The sea is about 14°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 18°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually August, September, October and November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Peterborough. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf 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$3,430 each

about US$1,780–US$3,430 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$958–US$2,000
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$147–US$241
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$355–US$596
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Totalabout US$1,780–US$3,430

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: Peterborough

Closest

Peterborough

1 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Peterborough · Booking.com

About Peterborough 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 31h 35m

About 31h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 3h 45m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.