This man decided to have a go at wind “skating” down a suburban Melbourne street when gusts blew 120 km/h on Sunday afternoon, October 9.

Planes at Melbourne airport struggled to land during the bout of bad weather.

“We decided to grab a longboard, some duct tape, a broken rake pole and give wind skating a go,” uploader Taylah Smith told Storyful.

Looks like great fun. Credit: YouTube/Taylah Jane