The breezes and rolling swells of Western Australia are a favourite for kitesurfers who take to the waves in spectacular form, carving them apart and performing daring aerial jumps and somersaults, sometimes only metres from shore.
Home of the Gravity Games international kitesurfing event, Perth has ideal kitesurfing conditions. City Beach's heavy beach break suits intermediates, experts will have a blast at Cottesloe's super shallow reef and Leighton Beach rocks for waveriding.
Safety Bay is a great location for learning with a gently sloping sand spit extending 500 metres from the beach separating windsurfers and kitesurfers - perfect for learning to body drag.
'Gero' has reputation as one of the windiest spots on the West Australian coast. Strong sea breezes kick from November through to March make spots like Point Moore, Sunset Beach and St George's Beach popular.
With good kite surfing at the mouth of the Blackwood River, Augusta makes an excellent location for intermediate to expert kitesurfers.
Hard core kite surfers who are in the know head here for some of the State's best conditions which extend as far north as Cape Range and Exmouth.
Dotted with scenic offshore islands, Esperance suits all levels of kitesurfers boasting clear and refreshingly cool water. Wind conditions are best from January to March and waves well worth the eight-hour drive from Perth.
With an uncrowded excellent kiting beach providing good kite rigging conditions, Cervantes is becoming a kiting hot spot that's popular with locals and overseas visitors.
Kitesurfers flock here to take advantage of the quality local facilities and diverse conditions ideal for flat water and wave riders.
Suitable for all levels, 'Lano' has daily 15-30 knot winds, from 11:00am onwards. Flat water kiting off the sand spit is awesome with winds often reaching over 25 knots making for big air.
Melville Beach suits beginner to expert kitesurfers with its large protected shallow bay and long narrow beach, while Pelican Point with its onshore winds attracts more the more experienced.
For more information on kiting in Western Australia, visit Western Australian Kitesurfing Association.