South Australia – Port Lincoln

Welcome to Port Lincoln — where tuna rule the sea and the wind wraps the peninsula like a well-cooked rig. This isn’t just for seafood lovers or shark cage thrill-seekers; the place serves a buffet of kite spots tucked between granite headlands, sandy coves, and wide-open southern skies.

Best winds? SE to SW, piping into Boston Bay and licking along the national park beaches. Sleaford Bay goes wild and wavey — proper down-the-line stuff when a southerly smacks through. Foilers and flatwater fiends? Boston Bay is your playground. On lower tides near Billy Lights Point, buttery patches appear, and if there’s a pulse, the reef out front can hold a cheeky swell.

In town it’s always a bit sketchy — shallow, gusty, rocky — but the sailing club is the ace card: northerlies light it up, and it’s the only spot that really sings when the breeze flips that way. Everywhere else? You can kite all directions if you don’t mind a bit of gust-chasing and the odd rocky hello underfoot. Solo riders often drift launch here — safer than wrestling a kite on the rocks.

Out of town, a 4WD unlocks the exposed fringes, where you’ll find raw coastlines and empty sessions. Keep an eye on tides and swell, and don’t be surprised when a dolphin cuts across your line.

This town might be known for tuna, but it dishes up sashimi-smooth sessions if you pick your spot and nail your timing.