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Wing Foiling
29 days ago

Wing Foiling in Winter: Stay Warm, Stay Safe

Cold-season setup, wetsuit choice, and wind reads

Kitesurfing in Perth: What You Need to Know - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Kitesurfing in Perth: What You Need to Know

Perth's wind, spots and beach etiquette

How to Gybe a Surfboard (v2) - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

How to Gybe a Surfboard (v2)

Carve, switch your feet and ride away clean.

Kitesurfing in Sydney: A Local Guide - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Kitesurfing in Sydney: A Local Guide

Where and when to kite around Sydney

Reading the Beach: Where the Fish Really Sit - Fishing Articles

Fishing
A week ago

Reading the Beach: Where the Fish Really Sit

Find gutters, holes and rips to catch more

Reading the Lineup: Where to Sit, When to Go - Surfing Articles

Surfing
22 days ago

Reading the Lineup: Where to Sit, When to Go

Position better, catch more waves at any break

Should You Use a Board Leash When Kitesurfing? - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Should You Use a Board Leash When Kitesurfing?

Why a board leash is risky, and what to do

SUP Downwinding: Catch Your First Bump - Stand Up Paddle Articles

Stand Up Paddle
29 days ago

SUP Downwinding: Catch Your First Bump

Read the water and link open-ocean bumps

Garfish on Float Tackle: Berley and Bait - Fishing Articles

Fishing
27 days ago

Garfish on Float Tackle: Berley and Bait

Float rigs and berley for winter garfish

Getting Out Through a Beach Break Kiting - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Getting Out Through a Beach Break Kiting

Punch through the whitewater on a kite

Kite Types Explained: C, Bow and Hybrid - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Kite Types Explained: C, Bow and Hybrid

C, bow and hybrid kites, and who each suits

Kite Wave Riding: Catching and Turning - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Kite Wave Riding: Catching and Turning

Get out, catch waves and carve clean turns.

Surfing

Surfboard Fins: Match Your Setup to the Surf

FCS II, Futures, thruster, quad - what to choose

Heave-To: Sailing's Emergency Pause Button - Sailing Articles

Sailing
23 days ago

Heave-To: Sailing's Emergency Pause Button

Park the boat at sea in any conditions

Sailing

VHF Radio on the Water: Channels and Calls

VHF channels, Mayday procedure and MMSI tips

Starting Kiteboarding: Lessons, Wind and Gear - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Starting Kiteboarding: Lessons, Wind and Gear

Your safe first steps into kiteboarding

How to Ride Toeside on a Kiteboard - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

How to Ride Toeside on a Kiteboard

Master toeside riding and unlock new tricks.

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before It's Too Late - Sailing Articles

Sailing
Yesterday

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before It's Too Late

Reef before you need to, not after

Choosing Kitesurfing Gear: Kites, Boards, Harness - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Choosing Kitesurfing Gear: Kites, Boards, Harness

Buy kit that grows with you

Body Dragging: Recover Your Board - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
28 days ago

Body Dragging: Recover Your Board

The kite skill that saves sessions and riders

Kitesurfing for Beginners: Your Questions - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Kitesurfing for Beginners: Your Questions

Common beginner kitesurfing questions answered

Wave Riding Tips: The Snap and Re-Entry - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Wave Riding Tips: The Snap and Re-Entry

Two surf turns for kites, plus wipeout survival.

Fishing

King George Whiting: Bait, Rig, Tides

How to find and catch KGW this winter

Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed

Spot the scams before you lose money

Sun Safety for Kitesurfers: Protect Your Skin - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Sun Safety for Kitesurfers: Protect Your Skin

Beat UV on the water and check your skin

Wiping Out Safely: How to Fall in the Surf - Surfing Articles

Surfing
Wednesday

Wiping Out Safely: How to Fall in the Surf

Relax, cover up, and let the wave pass

Your First Flight: Get Up on the Foil - Wing Foiling Articles

Wing Foiling
Tuesday

Your First Flight: Get Up on the Foil

Build speed, then lift onto the foil

Kitesurfing Terms: The Lingo Explained - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Kitesurfing Terms: The Lingo Explained

Chicken loop, boost, kitemare: terms decoded

The Backroll: Your First Kitesurf Rotation - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

The Backroll: Your First Kitesurf Rotation

Land your first kiteboarding backroll

Right of Way Rules for Kitesurfers - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Right of Way Rules for Kitesurfers

Who gives way, and how to share a break

Drift Diving: Reading and Riding Currents - Diving Articles

Diving
Two weeks ago

Drift Diving: Reading and Riding Currents

Plan and execute drift dives in any current

Wing Foil Upwind: Body, Board and Wing in Sync - Wing Foiling Articles

Wing Foiling
A week ago

Wing Foil Upwind: Body, Board and Wing in Sync

Body, board and wing: getting upwind on a foil

Reefing: Read the Signs, Act Early - Sailing Articles

Sailing
Two weeks ago

Reefing: Read the Signs, Act Early

Reduce sail before you wish you had

Equalise Your Ears: Descend Without the Pain - Diving Articles

Diving
Tuesday

Equalise Your Ears: Descend Without the Pain

Clear your ears early to dive pain-free

The Beach Start: Windsurfing Without the Uphaul - Windsurfing Articles

Windsurfing
Thursday

The Beach Start: Windsurfing Without the Uphaul

Skip the uphaul and step onto a moving board

Building a Paulownia Kiteboard from Scratch - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Building a Paulownia Kiteboard from Scratch

Shape your own timber kiteboard at home

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must - Sailing Articles

Sailing
A week ago

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

When and how to reef before the wind wins

Kitesurfing in the Waves: Gear and Setup - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Kitesurfing in the Waves: Gear and Setup

Board, straps and kite choices for waves

Fishing

Winter Flathead: Cold-Water Lure Tactics

Estuary flathead when the mercury drops

Surfing to Kitesurfing: Making the Switch - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Surfing to Kitesurfing: Making the Switch

Turn blown-out days into wave-riding fun

The Pivot Turn: Spin Your SUP in One Move - Stand Up Paddle Articles

Stand Up Paddle
Friday

The Pivot Turn: Spin Your SUP in One Move

Step back, sink the tail, spin on the spot

Backhand Wave Riding: Kitesurf Off Your Heels - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Backhand Wave Riding: Kitesurf Off Your Heels

Kitesurf waves on your backhand with control

Your Season to Learn Kitesurfing - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Your Season to Learn Kitesurfing

Make this the season you commit to kiting

Neutral Buoyancy: The Skill Behind Good Diving - Diving Articles

Diving
24 days ago

Neutral Buoyancy: The Skill Behind Good Diving

Nail buoyancy and transform your diving

Duck Diving: Getting Under the Wave, Not Over It - Surfing Articles

Surfing
A week ago

Duck Diving: Getting Under the Wave, Not Over It

Timing and nose push: slip under clean every time

Winter Kitesurfing: Ride Cold Fronts Safely - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Winter Kitesurfing: Ride Cold Fronts Safely

Cold water, gusty fronts and staying safe.

Kite Cam Photography: Shooting From Above - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Kite Cam Photography: Shooting From Above

Mount a camera on your kite for aerial shots

Filming Your Own Kitesurfing with a GoPro - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Filming Your Own Kitesurfing with a GoPro

Over-the-shoulder GoPro angles that work

Reading a Beach Break: Banks, Peaks, Channels - Surfing Articles

Surfing
Two weeks ago

Reading a Beach Break: Banks, Peaks, Channels

Find sandbars, read peaks and use the channel

Fishing

Squid on Jigs: Winter Shore and Reef Tactics

Cold water, clearer and full of calamari

Fishing

Luderick in Winter: Float, Weed, and Tides

Green weed float fishing for blackfish in July

Safe Kiting: The CLEAR System Explained - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Safe Kiting: The CLEAR System Explained

Kite safely with the CLEAR checklist

Buying a Second-Hand Kite: What to Check - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Buying a Second-Hand Kite: What to Check

What to check before you buy a used kite

Travelling to Bali: Kite Trip Tips - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Travelling to Bali: Kite Trip Tips

Plan a kitesurfing trip to Bali the smart way.

Harness Technique: Stop Arm-Wrestling the Rig - Windsurfing Articles

Windsurfing
A week ago

Harness Technique: Stop Arm-Wrestling the Rig

Why your arms stay tired - and how to fix it

Packing a Kite Bag for Travel - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Packing a Kite Bag for Travel

Get your kite gear there in one piece.

Progress Past Beginner Kitesurfing - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Progress Past Beginner Kitesurfing

Break the plateau after your first lessons

Do You Need Kitesurfing Lessons? - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Do You Need Kitesurfing Lessons?

Should you learn solo or take lessons?

Mounting a GoPro on Your Kite - Kitesurfing Articles

Kitesurfing
Two weeks ago

Mounting a GoPro on Your Kite

Film from the kite: mount, angle, no fog

Diving

Reef Snorkelling: Fit Your Kit and Go

Reef snorkelling kit and technique guide

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Windiest in Australia:

Hogan Island, VIC

30 kn

11°

Most Windless in Australia:

Perth (Coastal), WA

0 kn

12°

More locations...

Articles/Articles

Wiping Out Safely: How to Fall in the Surf

Surfing

Wiping Out Safely: How to Fall in the Surf

Equalise Your Ears: Descend Without the Pain

Diving

Equalise Your Ears: Descend Without the Pain

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before It's Too Late

Sailing

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before It's Too Late

Reading the Beach: Where the Fish Really Sit

Fishing

Reading the Beach: Where the Fish Really Sit

The Pivot Turn: Spin Your SUP in One Move

Stand Up Paddle

The Pivot Turn: Spin Your SUP in One Move

Duck Diving: Getting Under the Wave, Not Over It

Surfing

Duck Diving: Getting Under the Wave, Not Over It

Wing Foiling

Your First Flight: Get Up on the Foil

Windsurfing

The Beach Start: Windsurfing Without the Uphaul

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

Sailing

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

Harness Technique: Stop Arm-Wrestling the Rig

Windsurfing

Harness Technique: Stop Arm-Wrestling the Rig

(Other) News/News

Antarctic blast freezes SE, snow in the alps

Weather

Antarctic blast freezes SE, snow in the alps

Solid swell and strong westerlies hit the west

Weather

Solid swell and strong westerlies hit the west

WA's calm midweek window before Friday's front

Weather

WA's calm midweek window before Friday's front

Port Phillip Weekend: Westerlies After the Front

Weather

Port Phillip Weekend: Westerlies After the Front

Perth Braces for Gale: 5m Swell, Bars Close

Weather

Perth Braces for Gale: 5m Swell, Bars Close

Polar blast: Glen Innes hits -9.1C, alps snow

Weather

Polar blast: Glen Innes hits -9.1C, alps snow

Vigorous front to sweep the south Sunday

Weather

Vigorous front to sweep the south Sunday

NSW South Swell Builds: Front Clears Friday

Weather

NSW South Swell Builds: Front Clears Friday

Severe frost hits the southeast, alps to -5

Weather

Severe frost hits the southeast, alps to -5

Cold front clears, high settles the southeast

Weather

Cold front clears, high settles the southeast

Buy & Sell/Classifieds

2025 North Sonar 2100 Ma V2 72Cm + Parts

Foiling - Foils Complete

2025 North Sonar 2100 Ma V2 72Cm + Parts

$1,200

2026 Iow-Harness Wing Waist Rogue- Free Post

Foiling - Wind Wings

2026 Iow-Harness Wing Waist Rogue- Free Post

$220

Stand Up Paddle - Wave & Cruising Boards

Naish Nalu

11' 4"

$700

Foiling - Components (Wings,Masts,etc)

2024 Lift Foils 75Cm Mast

75 cm

$400

Foiling - Foils Complete

Axis

$2,000

Kitesurfing - Twintips

Airush Switch Progression

Forum Comments/forums

Wing Foiling

Currently riding the Code 720S and honestly it checks all boxes for 80kg and my fit level.

By: SilverFoilSurfer, 4h ago

Wing Foiling

Got my 2.4m and 3.1m today. Very nice. Lines are short, with the 2.

By: BWalnut, 4h ago

Windsurfing

3rd hybrid board build, my homemade vision of bic T293OD for use as lightweigt guy in gusty ligtwind...

By: lemat, 6h ago

General

I have a largeish Bay Tree directly on my Southern border.

By: myscreenname, 6h ago

Windsurfing

In a similar vein as the mast question asked a little while ago.

By: Henners, 9h ago

Windsurfing

Has Queensland got a race board class or any events like Nsw.

By: grich62, 10h ago

Windsurfing

Bird flu has arrived at Beachport and having it in the Creasted Terns is alarming and extremely sad...

By: kato, 10h ago

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Articles

Wing Foiling in Winter: Stay Warm, Stay Safe

Kitesurfing in Perth: What You Need to Know

How to Gybe a Surfboard (v2)

Kitesurfing in Sydney: A Local Guide

Reading the Beach: Where the Fish Really Sit

Reading the Lineup: Where to Sit, When to Go

Should You Use a Board Leash When Kitesurfing?

SUP Downwinding: Catch Your First Bump

Garfish on Float Tackle: Berley and Bait

Getting Out Through a Beach Break Kiting

Kite Types Explained: C, Bow and Hybrid

Kite Wave Riding: Catching and Turning

Surfboard Fins: Match Your Setup to the Surf

Heave-To: Sailing's Emergency Pause Button

VHF Radio on the Water: Channels and Calls

Starting Kiteboarding: Lessons, Wind and Gear

How to Ride Toeside on a Kiteboard

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before It's Too Late

Choosing Kitesurfing Gear: Kites, Boards, Harness

Body Dragging: Recover Your Board

Kitesurfing for Beginners: Your Questions

Wave Riding Tips: The Snap and Re-Entry

King George Whiting: Bait, Rig, Tides

Buying Used Kite Gear Without Getting Scammed

Sun Safety for Kitesurfers: Protect Your Skin

Wiping Out Safely: How to Fall in the Surf

Your First Flight: Get Up on the Foil

Kitesurfing Terms: The Lingo Explained

The Backroll: Your First Kitesurf Rotation

Right of Way Rules for Kitesurfers

Drift Diving: Reading and Riding Currents

Wing Foil Upwind: Body, Board and Wing in Sync

Reefing: Read the Signs, Act Early

Equalise Your Ears: Descend Without the Pain

The Beach Start: Windsurfing Without the Uphaul

Building a Paulownia Kiteboard from Scratch

Reefing Early: Shorten Sail Before You Must

Kitesurfing in the Waves: Gear and Setup

Winter Flathead: Cold-Water Lure Tactics

Surfing to Kitesurfing: Making the Switch

The Pivot Turn: Spin Your SUP in One Move

Backhand Wave Riding: Kitesurf Off Your Heels

Your Season to Learn Kitesurfing

Neutral Buoyancy: The Skill Behind Good Diving

Duck Diving: Getting Under the Wave, Not Over It

Winter Kitesurfing: Ride Cold Fronts Safely

Kite Cam Photography: Shooting From Above

Filming Your Own Kitesurfing with a GoPro

Reading a Beach Break: Banks, Peaks, Channels

Squid on Jigs: Winter Shore and Reef Tactics

Luderick in Winter: Float, Weed, and Tides

Safe Kiting: The CLEAR System Explained

Buying a Second-Hand Kite: What to Check

Travelling to Bali: Kite Trip Tips

Harness Technique: Stop Arm-Wrestling the Rig

Packing a Kite Bag for Travel

Progress Past Beginner Kitesurfing

Do You Need Kitesurfing Lessons?

Mounting a GoPro on Your Kite

Reef Snorkelling: Fit Your Kit and Go

Sports/News

Weather Forecasts & Live Reports

Articles/Articles

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Buy & Sell/Classifieds

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