Kite spot on water · Canada

To: Squamish River Dyke Road

Name: To: Squamish River Dyke Road
Address: CA

Riders have kited it in S.

Show on the map49.6865, -123.1783

Works in: S
Nearest airport: YVRVancouver International Airport, 55 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

worksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

From riders

What you need to know

Rules and respect

15 USD daily kiting feecommunity map

Conditions

At tides below 5 feet, a sandbar appears with plenty of shallow watercommunity map
Works all summer when hot weather creates a S thermal inflowcommunity map

Facilities

Jet ski rescue included in the day feecommunity map

In riders' own words

„Good all summer when hot weather causes Southerly inflow wind.“
„Costs $15 bucks to kite per day“
„The sandbar shows at tides below 5 feet an provides plenty of shallow water.“
„Costs $15 bucks to kite per day, but they provide jet ski rescue“

Photos from the area

Darrell Bay - panoramio · 798 m from the spot
outofthought, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The Chief, Stawamus Chief Provincial Park · 1297 m from the spot
James Abbott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

The Chief from Nexen Beach (7331290888) · 1332 m from the spot
Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

4.4Jan2.3

4.1Feb2.1

3.9Mar2.0

3.4Apr1.7

2.9May1.5

2.9Jun1.5

2.6Jul1.3

2.5Aug1.3

2.9Sep1.5

3.4Oct1.7

4.1Nov2.1

4.4Dec2.3

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	4.4 knots · 2.3 m/s
February	4.1 knots · 2.1 m/s
March	3.9 knots · 2.0 m/s
April	3.4 knots · 1.7 m/s
May	2.9 knots · 1.5 m/s
June	2.9 knots · 1.5 m/s
July	2.6 knots · 1.3 m/s
August	2.5 knots · 1.3 m/s
September	2.9 knots · 1.5 m/s
October	3.4 knots · 1.7 m/s
November	4.1 knots · 2.1 m/s
December	4.4 knots · 2.3 m/s

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Sources: Community map “VKS kiteboarding directions” (Google My Maps); Community map “Kiteboarding launch spots map” (Google My Maps); Community map “USA NW Kite Spots” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.