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Icon Global 1

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Modèle	Icon Global 11 km run: 04/05 20:19																																																																GFS 13 km run: 04/05 20:19
Date Optimal	Di 4 16h	Di 4 17h	Lu 5 7h	Lu 5 8h	Lu 5 9h	Lu 5 10h	Lu 5 11h	Lu 5 12h	Lu 5 13h	Lu 5 14h	Lu 5 15h	Lu 5 16h	Lu 5 17h	Ma 6 7h	Ma 6 8h	Ma 6 9h	Ma 6 10h	Ma 6 11h	Ma 6 12h	Ma 6 13h	Ma 6 14h	Ma 6 15h	Ma 6 16h	Ma 6 17h	Me 7 7h	Me 7 8h	Me 7 9h	Me 7 10h	Me 7 11h	Me 7 12h	Me 7 13h	Me 7 14h	Me 7 15h	Me 7 16h	Me 7 17h	Je 8 7h	Je 8 8h	Je 8 9h	Je 8 10h	Je 8 11h	Je 8 12h	Je 8 13h	Je 8 14h	Je 8 15h	Je 8 16h	Je 8 17h	Ve 9 7h	Ve 9 8h	Ve 9 9h	Ve 9 10h	Ve 9 11h	Ve 9 12h	Ve 9 13h	Ve 9 14h	Ve 9 15h	Ve 9 16h	Ve 9 17h	Sa 10 7h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Di 11 7h	Di 11 8h	Di 11 9h	Di 11 10h	Di 11 11h	Di 11 12h	Di 11 13h	Di 11 14h	Di 11 15h	Di 11 16h	Di 11 17h	Lu 12 7h	Lu 12 8h	Lu 12 9h	Lu 12 10h	Lu 12 11h	Lu 12 12h	Lu 12 13h	Lu 12 14h	Lu 12 15h	Lu 12 16h	Lu 12 17h	Ma 13 8h	Ma 13 9h	Ma 13 10h	Ma 13 11h	Ma 13 12h	Ma 13 13h	Ma 13 14h	Ma 13 15h	Ma 13 16h	Ma 13 17h	Me 14 8h	Me 14 9h	Me 14 10h	Me 14 11h	Me 14 12h	Me 14 13h	Me 14 14h	Me 14 15h	Me 14 16h	Me 14 17h	Je 15 8h	Je 15 9h	Je 15 10h	Je 15 11h	Je 15 12h	Je 15 13h	Je 15 14h	Je 15 15h	Je 15 16h	Je 15 17h	Ve 16 8h	Ve 16 9h	Ve 16 10h	Ve 16 11h	Ve 16 12h	Ve 16 13h	Ve 16 14h	Ve 16 15h	Ve 16 16h	Ve 16 17h	Sa 17 8h	Sa 17 9h	Sa 17 10h	Sa 17 11h	Sa 17 12h	Sa 17 13h	Sa 17 14h	Sa 17 15h	Sa 17 16h	Sa 17 17h	Di 18 8h	Di 18 9h	Di 18 10h	Di 18 11h	Di 18 12h	Di 18 13h	Di 18 14h	Di 18 15h	Di 18 16h	Di 18 17h	Lu 19 8h	Lu 19 9h	Lu 19 10h	Lu 19 11h	Lu 19 12h	Lu 19 13h	Lu 19 14h	Lu 19 15h	Lu 19 16h	Lu 19 17h
Dir. vent
V. moy. (kn)	9	7	7	8	10	11	13	13	13	12	10	8	7	5	7	9	9	10	10	11	11	10	9	7	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	8	9	8	7	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	4	5	5	4	3	3	3	2	0	1	3	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	5	5	6	6	6	5	3	2	3	4	2	0	1	3	5	6	6	6	6	5	2	1	1	4	6	7	8	8	5	5	0	1	2	4	6	7	8	7	5	4	1	1	1	2	3	5	8	9	8	7	2	1	0	3	6	7	8	8	6	4	2	2	1	2	4	5	7	8	7	6
V. max. (kn)	20	16	14	15	19	22	26	26	26	26	23	20	15	10	14	18	18	19	21	21	22	21	20	18	11	13	15	16	16	16	16	15	17	18	16	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	8	9	9	10	10	9	8	7	5	5	7	7	7	7	6	6	8	9	11	10	8	6	6	6	6	7	7	9	10	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	9	8	8	8	8	7	5	14	14	13	12	10	9	8	7	8	8	1	0	1	4	6	7	8	9	8	7	3	3	3	4	5	7	9	11	12	12	1	1	2	4	6	7	8	8	7	6	1	1	2	4	5	7	8	10	12	14	3	3	4	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	4	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	9
Wave Direction
Ht. vague (m)	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
période vague	7	8	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10
Energie (Kj)	27	31	71	76	83	85	84	84	81	82	80	77	75	51	49	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	49	48	49	49	51	52	54	53	54	56	53	41	41	40	38	34	32	30	30	28	25	25	14	12	12	12	11	11	11	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	7
Temp. (°C)	24	23	18	19	21	23	24	24	24	25	25	24	23	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	18	17	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	19	19	18	17	11	13	15	17	18	19	20	20	20	18	17	10	13	15	17	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	12	14	16	18	19	20	21	21	20	19	18	17	18	19	20	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	17	18	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	19	19	18	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17
Précip. (mm)														0.2	0.1	0.1											0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1
Nébul. tot. (%)	100	82					4	9	13	20	25	22	90	63	59	87	87	81	76	44	47	49	40	56	100	86	92	92	100	84	89	51	79	39	23	9	5		17	33	50	44	39	33	22	11																													2	3	5	24	44	48	71	93	90	86	83	68	54	39	56	74	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	8	6	6	6	6	7	8	9	29	50	100	100	76	53	29	32	35	38	59	79	5	5	4	4	3	2	1		1	1	34	6	5	4	3	2	1														74	70	48	27	5	26	47	68	79	89
Ht. marée	0.4	0.6	0.0	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.4	-0.5	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.2	0.4	-0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.2	-0.4	-0.6	-0.6	-0.4	-0.1	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.4	-0.4	-0.7	-0.7	-0.6	-0.3	0.1	0.6	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.6	-0.3	-0.6	-0.8	-0.8	-0.5	-0.0	0.5	0.9	1.2	1.2	0.9	-0.2	-0.6	-0.8	-0.9	-0.7	-0.3	0.3	0.9	1.3	1.4	1.2	-0.4	-0.8	-0.9	-0.8	-0.5	0.1	0.7	1.2	1.5	1.4	-0.3	-0.7	-0.9	-0.9	-0.6	-0.1	0.5	1.1	1.4	1.5	-0.2	-0.5	-0.8	-0.9	-0.7	-0.3	0.2	0.8	1.3	1.5	-0.0	-0.4	-0.7	-0.9	-0.8	-0.5	0.0	0.6	1.1	1.3	0.1	-0.3	-0.6	-0.8	-0.8	-0.5	-0.1	0.4	0.8	1.2	0.1	-0.2	-0.4	-0.6	-0.7	-0.6	-0.3	0.2	0.6	0.9	0.1	-0.1	-0.3	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	-0.3	0.0	0.3	0.6
Dir. marée							low											low								low							high				low						high					low						high						low						high					low						high					low						high					low						high				low						high				low							high				low						high				low										low											low
Hr. marée							11:50											11:10								08:00							15:10				08:10						14:30					08:30						14:40						09:00						15:00					09:20						15:20					09:50						15:50					10:10						16:10				10:30						16:40				10:50							17:00				11:10						17:30				11:30										11:50											12:10

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Chop

Water hazards: Currents, Bridge

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Located on the eastern side of the Gulf of St. Vincent in South Australia, Semaphore Beach is protected from ocean swell by Kangaroo Island to the South. Inshore depths of up to 15-20 ft. for the average kite run producing a short chop with a bit of variety of wave structure. Combine sea breeze with incoming tide and there is a 3-5 knts current.

Beach type & size: Sand - Big

Infos: Launch and land paradise. Long wide beaches as far as the eye can see that are relatively unpopulated when the wind is blowing. Easy car parking anywhere off the Esplanade. Wide nature strips (grass), for packing up and a large barrier dune system in between. Some beach showers and hoses. One long jetty in Semaphore. Semaphore Beach is part of the Adelaide Metropolitan coastline, one long beach extending from North.

Identified hazards: None

Beachgoer: January, February, March, November, December

Weather specificities: Surfing is possible year round with winter temps around 5-15C. Clear sunny days with a temp. 23-26C in summer.

Wind type: Thermal

Wind specificities: Spring, summer and autumn is the best with the summer sea breeze being the best pattern at 15-25kts S-SW. Longest fetch is to the S-SW and 20-30kt storms can kick up quite a surf. Typical summer sea breeze pattern is 15-25 kts in the afternoon. Best conditions are cross-on, cross shore.

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, September, October, November, December

Access description: by Car - In metropolitan Adelaide.

Specific rules: Zones

Extra: This area has a risk of bans due to the city location - more kites and more people. Summer of 2005 saw strict bans in place and a designated spot near the surf lifesaving club. However wind 2006 saw a relaxing of the bans to just must be members of the Australian Kitesurfing Association (AKSA) which really is important anyway. In the summer months with the hooking sea breezes we stand to loose access from uncontrolled kites and riders. Rules are: Keep a safe distance from others down wind when launching - this is the most commonly broken rule and leads to the most incidents. Get out on the water and stay out until you are finished, do not kitesurf close to shore unless you want to kill a swimmer, remember there are small children in these shallows. On light wind days, do something else or sit and enjoy the beach, DO NOT FLY YOUR KITE IN MARGINAL WINDS ON THE BEACH! - not only is the kite likely to fall, there are always more people on the beach on these days. Always have a launcher and lander for your kite on busy beaches. Find a less crowded spot, don't show pony for the crowd. Remember it is everyones beach, but no one wants to be out the back in the deeper water, except us, so get out there and we will have no problem.

Accommodations: Food, Parking

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Optimal Wave Conditions

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Optimal Tide Height

Tide moment:

+/- 2hrs around the high tide

mid tide

+/- 2hrs around the low tide

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