The report · Lancelin · Kite · January · 6 pages

WindChaserSpot report

Western Australia, Australia

Lancelin

KiteJanuary

95% of January days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month windp202The month's own recordsp303Full stays & the townp404Per-launch tide notesp405Reef, currents & the grass rulep506Getting there, packing & best monthsp507Sources, and their limitsp6
Guide
Compiled by WindChaser
25 Sep 2026Record
2017 to 2026, hourly
Open-Meteo, ECMWF IFS HRES 9 kmNormals
2017 to 2026
Nine Januaries
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Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind

Rideable-day share by month, all three sports

Share of days with three or more daylight hours over each sport's threshold, counted from the record at 12 kt, Windsurf 13 kt and Wing 12 kt.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecKite958883757155646674869092Windsurf908278665849565564768588Wing958883757155646674869092

Blue fill scales with the share. Selected month outlined. Threshold per row: Kite 12 kt · Windsurf 13 kt · Wing 12 kt.

Where the wind sits, January

Share of daylight hours in each speed band, blue above the threshold.

4–7
8–11
12–15
16–19
20–23
24–27
28–31

Not drawn: 2% of daylight hours under 4 kt.

When in the day, January

Share of days over 12 kt at each daylight hour. A sea breeze: it builds with the heat of the day.

8am
9
10
11
12pm
1pm
2
3
4
5
6pm
Wind directionSW to SSWThe summer sea breeze. KiteBud names south-west as the best direction; avoid anything from north-east to south-east.
Wind strength16 to 17 ktThe mean over rideable daylight hours, October to March, in the record.
When it blowsAfternoonsA sea breeze: the share of windy days climbs from about half at 8am to its peak at 4pm.

Rideable hours, not all hours. Every wind figure in this report is the mean over hours above the threshold.

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January's own records

The month's own figures from nine Januaries in the record, 2017 to 2026. Not the year's average.

Rideable days29 of 31Nine Januaries in the record
DirectionSSE 165°
Wind, rideable hours17 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air31.9°CMaximum
Waves2.1 m94% of days run big
Hours over 12 kt10.2 a dayDaylight, all days averaged
BeforeDecember92%29 rideable days in 31
Your monthJanuary95%29 rideable days in 31
AfterFebruary88%25 rideable days in 28

What the percentage hides. A month at 80% can be twenty-four steady days or three windy weeks broken by a dead front.

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Full stays & the town

Stays

Lancelin Lodge YHA$··Hostel · 300 m to the beachBackpackers with dorms, doubles, a studio and family rooms, a pool and a big kitchen.
Lancelin Sands HotelHotel · Bar · Restaurant19 rooms, a beer garden bar and the 3 Emus restaurant, in front of the dunes.
Experience Lancelin Holiday Park$··Park · Cabins · SitesCabins and caravan and tent sites on Hopkins Street. Sites from AU$40 a night.
Windsurfer Beach Chalet 1Chalet · Opposite the beachTwo-bedroom, pet-friendly chalet opposite the beach, about 50 m from the water, with room to park a trailer. Recent reviews are mixed on upkeep.

Lessons

Kit

Price band $ to $$$ only where sourced; none shown means none held. Contact details and brands stocked join this table when the operator directory is connected.

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Per-launch tide notes

Northpoint
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information found for this beach.

Edward Island inside
Low—Mid—High—

The reef comes up shallow at low tide. Hours per tide state unknown until tide data arrives.

South Passage
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information found for the passage. Look at it from the shore before launching.

Tide data not yet available for this spot. The record holds wind, air and waves, not tide. Until a tide source is connected, the tables above stay empty rather than estimated. What the guide says about tide is on the next page, in words.

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Reef, currents & the grass rule

Every hazard on the spot page, repeated here in full. Read this before you get wet.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

EmergenciesIn an emergency call 000 for the police. The Department of Transport’s marine safety hotline is 13 11 56.
The grass by the windsurfing schoolKite and Wing WA says launching and landing kites on the grassed area next to the windsurfing school and the sea rescue building is prohibited, and that local rangers issue fines for kite activity there.
Reef and low tideThe lagoon reef comes up shallow at low tide, and there is sharp shallow reef north of Edward Island. Check the tide before riding.
Currents and wind shadowCurrents inside the reef can be strong depending on swell and tide. The wind drops in the shadow of Edward Island.
Offshore windDo not ride in a wind from the north-east round to the south-east: it blows off the beach and out to sea.
Reef in the lagoon

The lagoon reef comes up shallow at low tide, and there is sharp shallow reef north of Edward Island. Rocky outcrops and Lancelin Island sit near South Passage. Do not assume a line that was clear at high water is clear at low water.

Currents, wind shadow and the grass rule

Currents inside the reef can be strong depending on swell and tide, and the wind drops in the shadow of Edward Island. Kite and Wing WA says launching and landing kites on the grassed area next to the windsurfing school and the sea rescue building is prohibited, and that rangers issue fines there. In an emergency call 000.

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Getting there, packing & best months

Nearest airportPerth (PER)About two hours south by road.
SeasonOctober to MarchThe months the record shows the most rideable days. January is the pick.
Getting aroundA carA bus runs, but a car is easier with kit. Four-wheel drives may use the beach at Northpoint.
What to pack
LagoonFlat inside. Sheltered by the point and Edward Island. Waves on the reef breaks outside.BottomReef. Shallow reef in the lagoon at low tide, sharp reef north of Edward Island.TideCheck first. Low tide brings the reef up. Currents inside the reef change with swell and tide.LaunchBeach, not grass. Never on the grass by the windsurfing school and sea rescue building.KitBring your own. No kite schools or kite shops in town. Nearest hire is in Perth.
Kite sizes for January

Derived from the 16 to 17 kt mean over the season’s rideable hours in the record, October to March, not from a fitted quiver. The afternoon peak runs higher: size down on those days.

60 to 70 kg8 and 10 m70 to 85 kg9 and 11 m85 kg and up10 and 12 m
JFMAMJJASOND

Best months, Kite. Record.

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Sources, and their limits

Where each section of this report comes from. Record is measured. Modelled is computed by a formula because no measurement exists yet; it looks like data and is not. Written is WindChaser's editorial copy, compiled from the sources below.

§WhatSourceLimit
01Kite month sharesRecordCounted at 12 kt for three daylight hours from ecmwf_ifs at 9 km, cell 3.07 km from the spot, February 2017 to September 2026, 9 to 10 years a month, no station correction.
01Windsurf and Wing month sharesRecordCounted at 13 kt (Windsurf) and 12 kt (Wing) from the same series, by the same rule as the Kite share.
01Direction, strength, when it blowsWrittenDirection from spot guides (KiteBud, IKSURFMAG). Strength and time of day read from the record.
02The month’s recordsRecordA 9 km model. ERA5 over the same window reads close to it in summer. No station check has shipped.
03StaysWrittenChecked on each business’s own website or a named rider source, most recently on 27 September 2026. Price bands only where a price is published. No schools or kit hire exist in town.
04Tide windowsMissingNo tide source in the pipeline. The section renders its empty state.
05Hazards, reef, currents and the grass ruleWrittenEmergency number from the Department of Transport WA. The grass rule is stated by Kite and Wing WA; no Shire of Gingin instrument was found. Physical hazards from spot guides, not surveyed.
06Airports, access, packing, kite sizesWrittenRoad time from IKSURFMAG. Sizes derived from the session mean.
MapsMissingNo drawn maps for this spot. No surveyed coordinates for the launches.

The record

Hourly wind, 2017 to 2026, from ECMWF IFS HRES via Open-Meteo: a 9 km grid, read at the cell 3.1 km from the spot. It knows the wind over the cell, not the gust on the sand in front of you, and it knows the bearing, not the coastline: "side-onshore" is a rider's reading of the bearing. Each month is counted over nine to ten years.

What we could not source for Lancelin

The Shire of Gingin instrument behind the grass rule. A head count of riders by month: the crowd tiers are compiled research. A water quality classification, and a first-hand reading of the local vibe. Tide tables and per-launch tide windows. A station check on the wind record. Surveyed launch coordinates. A water temperature. Licensed photographs. Where any of these is missing above, the section says so rather than filling itself.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Compiled by WindChaser, 25 Sep 2026. Hero photograph on the spot page by Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0. Report generated 22 Oct 2026 from record version 2026.10; a report and its spot page are rendered from the same data and cannot disagree.

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