Windsurfing down in Albany, had to get off the water as it was way too windy. totally overpowered on my 4.3, probably 3.7 weather. A kiter rocks up and I have a chat - I tell him to reconsider going out, it's 35kts, easily, gusting to 40, maybe more, offshore, with some major holes that are less than 7kts and he wants to go out on a 10m kite?? Needless to say he didn't take my advice! Lets hope he survives.
that is suicidal, Ive witnessed first hand what happens to a kiter with too big a kite in crazy winds, they just get lofted, there's not much they can do aside from land or ditch the kite, watch for Superman (not):
That video should come with a warning. When you see stuff like that makes me wonder why anyone would kite in super strong winds. The potential is there to get hurt really bad or worse. Windsurfing is so much safer a sport than kitesurfing. That said, earlier this year in a 30-45 knot winter front,I did not bother to rig up,the gusts were just crazy.
"90 Mile" beach, Quaranup was the place to be. It was a good consistant 25 knots with a few gusts up to 30 I reckon. Perfect flat water sailing with some chop as you head closer to the channel. There was about 8 of us out that day. There were about two kiters up the other end of the beach but they didn't venture far off the beach
About the only other place worth sailing in the souwester is Mutton Bird if you want some waves.