Australie — Cable Beach (Broome, WA)06h · 3 kt
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Min. level
Intermediate
Optimal wind
14-32 kts
Season
May to October
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Discover the spot
The spot
Discover Cable Beach (Broome, WA)
Twenty-two kilometres of white sand facing the Indian Ocean, legendary sunsets and a camel train on the beach: Cable Beach is the picture of wild north-west Australia. An adventure spot more than a performance one — light wind, giant tides, the raw nature of the Kimberley.
Cable Beach's whole character is in its tide. Twice a day the ocean withdraws by nearly ten metres and redraws the beach: tidal flats stretching out of sight where you can make out dinosaur footprints and seaplane wrecks, the famous 'staircase to the moon' on full-moon evenings. It's a beach of superlatives — the finest light in Western Australia, camels in silhouette against the sunset — set on the edge of a raw, tropical Kimberley. Kiting here is almost a pretext: you come to roll your kite across endless sand, under a vast sky, at the end of the world.
Who & when
Level and best time
Who it's for
Let's be straight: the wind is light and most often onshore (a westerly sea breeze), and there's no kite school or shop in Broome. It's a spot for a self-reliant rider passing through, not for learning, and the hard sand exposed at low tide makes it as much a land-kite playground as a place to ride the water. You come here for the place and the adventure, not for muscular freeriding.
source : kitebud.com.au ↗Best time
The season to aim for is the dry season, May to October: blue skies, a steadier westerly sea breeze, and crucially no deadly jellyfish (see safety). The typical pattern is a morning easterly off the land — offshore, to be avoided — swinging to a westerly breeze in the afternoon. The wind stays modest (often 10-18 knots), so size up. The tide, though, runs everything (see safety).
source : surf-forecast.com ↗On site
Arrival guide
Access & beach use
Broome is served by its international airport (BME); Cable Beach is about six kilometres from the centre, reachable by car. 4WDs drive onto the sand north of the rocks (Cable Beach Road West ramp) — watch for vehicle traffic when you rig and launch. The northern section is historically a clothing-optional beach.
source : australiasnorthwest.com ↗Before you go
Safety
Tropical wildlife & giant tides
Two dangers rule here. Wildlife first: in the wet season (November to May), deadly jellyfish lurk — the box jellyfish and the Irukandji, whose venom can kill; crocodiles and sharks are present in the Kimberley, and the beach closes if a croc is reported. Hence the simple rule: kite in the dry season (May-October). The tide next: with nearly ten metres of range, currents are violent at mid-tide and rocks surface at mid-to-high water. Ride at the turn (low or high), never mid-swing, and beware the flood, very fast across these flat sands.
source : broomead.com.au ↗Community
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