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Wing foil at North West Cape (Exmouth and Ningaloo): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard

Exmouth and Ningaloo, Western Australia, Australia

North West Cape is busiest between September and October: wing foil sessions usually start between 13:00 and 15:00. Wing foil makes up 12% of the sessions at North West Cape.

Sessions, 12 months
55
Riders, 12 months
6
Sessions, 30 days
13
Record, 12 months
20.7 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Kylie Hodgkinson20.7 kn 38.4 km/h
2Mark Gadsby20.5 kn 37.9 km/h
3Andrew Macrae20.1 kn 37.2 km/h
4Francis19.7 kn 36.5 km/h
5Roy17.0 kn 31.5 km/h
6Ben Dixon16.8 kn 31.2 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan4
  • Feb0
  • Mar0
  • Apr3
  • May3
  • Jun3
  • Jul2
  • Aug3
  • Sep23
  • Oct12
  • Nov2
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 13:00 and 15:00. Local start time.

  • 7:003
  • 8:000
  • 9:001
  • 10:000
  • 11:003
  • 12:003
  • 13:0013
  • 14:0018
  • 15:006
  • 16:008

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • SW23
  • N21
  • S5
  • W2
  • NE1
  • E1
  • SE1
  • NW1
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Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.

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Questions

When is the best time for Wing foil at North West Cape?

Wing foil sessions at North West Cape are mostly between September and October. The busiest month is September, with 23 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Wing foil at North West Cape better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 13:00 and 15:00, local time. 13% start before noon and 87% from noon on.

How popular is Wing foil at North West Cape?

55 wing foil sessions by 6 riders in the last 12 months. That is 12% of all sessions at North West Cape.

What is the Wing foil speed record at North West Cape?

20.7 knots (38.4 km/h), Wing foil, on September 5, 2026. It is the fastest session at North West Cape on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at North West Cape?

Kylie Hodgkinson, with 20.7 knots on September 5, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.