Type: | Shallow, Flat, Small Wave (< 1m) |
Hazards: | Animals, Rocks |
Quality: | Crystal Clear |
Best Tide: | Tide Independent |
Depending on the wind direction and strength, this place can be paradise. It has all to offer in about a 1km square inside the reefs, or an abundance of Bass Straight. It has perfectly clear water on a nice sea breeze and you can view many stingrays and large fish swimming under you. It has many little rock beds around the place that offer shelter from the wind chop for perfectly smooth kiting. Quite deep mostly. Out behind the reefs, you can hit nice point breaks, that get to about 3 foot, glassy clear water.
Type: | Sand |
Size: | Depending on Tide |
Hazards: | Rocks |
Beach Users: | None |
Bit weedy, but rather nice and open, not much area to launch your kite at high tide! Soft sand, plenty of launch area at low tide. Car park is 10m from the beach.
Best Months: | January, February, December |
Wind Type: | Thermal Winds |
Best Direction: | SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW |
Main Direction: | SE, SW |
8/10 days blows SE or SW in the summer, between 10-20 knots. Works on SE, S, SW.
Transport: | Car |
Access: | Short Walk |
From Melbourne, head to Port Fairy. Killarney Beach is at the Irish Village of Killarney half way between Warrnamool and Port Fairy. Travel along the Princess Highway from Warrnambool to Port Fairy and turn left at the Killarney Pub on the right hand side, and don't forget to look at the red pink flag at the antique shop to see the direction and strength!