Parawing and Wing foil at Brighton, Port Phillip: when to go, stats and leaderboard
Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
Sessions at Brighton are mostly between January and April, usually starting between 11:00 and 17:00. The most popular sport is Parawing (22% of sessions).
- Sessions, 12 months
- 745
- Riders, 12 months
- 71
- Sessions, 30 days
- 53
- Record, 12 months
- 30.3 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
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lachie White | 28.5 kn 52.7 km/h | |
| 2 | Derek Chong | 28.5 kn 52.7 km/h | |
| 3 | Anonymous rider | 21.3 kn 39.4 km/h | |
| 4 | Leigh Whitford | 21.0 kn 38.9 km/h | |
| 5 | June Nakamura | 20.3 kn 37.6 km/h | |
| 6 | Anonymous rider | 18.6 kn 34.4 km/h | |
| 7 | Sam Prest | 17.4 kn 32.3 km/h | |
| 8 | David Kurtz | 17.1 kn 31.7 km/h | |
| 9 | Robert | 16.5 kn 30.6 km/h | |
| 10 | Simon Clark | 15.8 kn 29.2 km/h |
Windsurf: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Rowe | 30.3 kn 56.2 km/h | |
| 2 | Remmy G | 29.7 kn 55.0 km/h | |
| 3 | Lachie White | 28.2 kn 52.2 km/h | |
| 4 | Michael | 26.6 kn 49.2 km/h | |
| 5 | Marc Van beek | 25.9 kn 47.9 km/h | |
| 6 | Anonymous rider | 25.2 kn 46.6 km/h | |
| 7 | Rosario | 24.5 kn 45.4 km/h | |
| 8 | Lachlan Vize | 24.3 kn 45.0 km/h | |
| 9 | Richard Wormald | 24.0 kn 44.5 km/h | |
| 10 | Mark Cornell | 23.0 kn 42.6 km/h |
Sailing: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Gyimesi | 17.7 kn 32.8 km/h | |
| 2 | BEN J | 12.3 kn 22.7 km/h | |
| 3 | Elliott Pike | 10.9 kn 20.2 km/h | |
| 4 | Jeremy Handley | 10.5 kn 19.4 km/h | |
| 5 | Dan Jackson | 9.9 kn 18.4 km/h | |
| 6 | Bradley Trewin | 9.6 kn 17.7 km/h | |
| 7 | Sam | 7.8 kn 14.4 km/h | |
| 8 | Andrew Bucknill | 7.4 kn 13.7 km/h | |
| 9 | Tony McPhail | 5.8 kn 10.8 km/h | |
| 10 | Malcolm Higgins | 4.9 kn 9.0 km/h |
Windfoil: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anonymous rider | 25.1 kn 46.4 km/h | |
| 2 | Richard Wormald | 22.6 kn 41.9 km/h | |
| 3 | Anonymous rider | 18.6 kn 34.5 km/h | |
| 4 | Anonymous rider | 17.9 kn 33.1 km/h | |
| 5 | Karl Dorn | 17.5 kn 32.4 km/h | |
| 6 | Luke Moulton | 15.8 kn 29.2 km/h | |
| 7 | Peter Sandor | 15.6 kn 28.9 km/h | |
| 8 | Simon Clark | 15.6 kn 28.8 km/h | |
| 9 | MikeRB | 15.1 kn 27.9 km/h |
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Sessions by month
Best month by sport
- ParawingMarch40
- Wing foilJanuary35
- WindsurfJanuary22
- DownwindSeptember15
- FoilJanuary13
- SailingFebruary7
- WindfoilFebruary9
- Kite foilOctober9
Sessions by time of day
Most sessions start between 11:00 and 17:00. Local start time.
Sports
Wind direction
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Nearby spots
Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.
- Elwood3.2 km250
- Hampton4.9 km354
- St Kilda West5.8 km24
- Middle Park7.1 km229
- Black Rock7.6 km19
- Albert Park8.5 km29
- Port Melbourne9.1 km132
- Beaumaris9.2 km69
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Questions
When is the best time to go to Brighton?
Sessions at Brighton are mostly between January and April. The busiest month is January, with 124 sessions in the last 12 months.
Is Brighton better in the morning or in the afternoon?
Most sessions start between 11:00 and 17:00, local time. 20% start before noon and 80% from noon on.
Which sports do people practise at Brighton?
Parawing (22%), Wing foil (22%), Windsurf (16%), Downwind (10%), and Foil (7%). Waterspeed recorded 745 sessions here in the last 12 months.
What is the speed record at Brighton?
30.3 knots (56.2 km/h), Windsurf, on January 21, 2026. It is the fastest session at Brighton on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.
Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Brighton?
Lachie White, with 28.5 knots on January 11, 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.