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Wing foil and Windsurf at Applecross, Perth: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Most sessions at Applecross are recorded in October, with starts between 13:00 and 17:00. Wing foil leads with 45% of sessions.

Sessions, 12 months
723
Riders, 12 months
74
Sessions, 30 days
124
Record, 12 months
37.2 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
1Geoff32.6 kn 60.3 km/h
2Michael Coote27.5 kn 50.9 km/h
3jpabbruwe26.9 kn 49.8 km/h
4Henry Szenczy24.2 kn 44.9 km/h
5Joe Vetter24.2 kn 44.8 km/h
6Leon Stanton24.1 kn 44.7 km/h
7Anonymous rider23.4 kn 43.4 km/h
8TK23.1 kn 42.7 km/h
9Anonymous rider22.1 kn 41.0 km/h
10Mark Gadsby21.5 kn 39.8 km/h

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Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Nick Boz37.2 kn 68.9 km/h
2Jamie Randall29.3 kn 54.2 km/h
3Stuart Holloway28.4 kn 52.6 km/h
4Anonymous rider23.4 kn 43.3 km/h
5Stijn Zoethout22.8 kn 42.3 km/h
6jpabbruwe22.1 kn 41.0 km/h
7Simon Cockerill19.8 kn 36.6 km/h
8B Kar18.1 kn 33.6 km/h
9Lukesta0.8 kn 1.5 km/h

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Windfoil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Monte Dowdall27.3 kn 50.6 km/h
2Lukesta24.2 kn 44.8 km/h
3Piers20.3 kn 37.6 km/h
4Vaun18.3 kn 33.8 km/h
5Shawn18.1 kn 33.5 km/h
6Carolyn Cassidy17.9 kn 33.1 km/h
7Melissa Gill16.0 kn 29.6 km/h

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Sailing: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Nicholas MASON-WALSHAW30.7 kn 56.8 km/h
2Peter16.7 kn 30.9 km/h
3Scott Glaskin14.1 kn 26.2 km/h
4Simon Barwood12.7 kn 23.5 km/h
5Robert Kellam10.6 kn 19.7 km/h
6Eric Heenan10.5 kn 19.5 km/h
7Anonymous rider10.1 kn 18.7 km/h
8Rod Harris9.2 kn 17.1 km/h
9Andrew Mason8.9 kn 16.4 km/h
10liam pabbruwe8.5 kn 15.7 km/h

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Kitesurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Alty Frisby34.5 kn 63.9 km/h
2Anonymous rider32.0 kn 59.3 km/h
3Steeley25.6 kn 47.4 km/h
4Valeur24.9 kn 46.1 km/h
5Angus Barter24.6 kn 45.6 km/h
6Deniz Koç20.2 kn 37.5 km/h
7Brad Grant19.1 kn 35.3 km/h
8Samuele Zanella18.6 kn 34.5 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan131
  • Feb104
  • Mar58
  • Apr44
  • May19
  • Jun49
  • Jul39
  • Aug32
  • Sep53
  • Oct139
  • Nov55
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • Wing foilJanuary70
  • WindsurfJanuary15
  • WindfoilOctober18
  • SailingJune10
  • ParawingOctober11
  • Kite foilOctober9
  • KitesurfOctober9

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 13:00 and 17:00. Local start time.

  • 1:001
  • 2:000
  • 3:000
  • 4:000
  • 5:000
  • 6:001
  • 7:008
  • 8:008
  • 9:0014
  • 10:0040
  • 11:0039
  • 12:0052
  • 13:0091
  • 14:00132
  • 15:00182
  • 16:00131
  • 17:0024

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • SW338
  • N165
  • W109
  • S39
  • NW33
  • NE17
  • SE12
  • E10
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Questions

When is the best time to go to Applecross?

Sessions at Applecross are mostly in October. The busiest month is October, with 139 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Applecross better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 13:00 and 17:00, local time. 15% start before noon and 85% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at Applecross?

Wing foil (45%), Windsurf (10%), Windfoil (10%), Sailing (7%), and Parawing (5%). Waterspeed recorded 723 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at Applecross?

37.2 knots (68.9 km/h), Windsurf, on January 7, 2026. It is the fastest session at Applecross on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Applecross?

Geoff, with 32.6 knots on January 7, 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.