Kite spot on water · Canada

Wreck Beach

Name: Wreck Beach
Address: CA

Riders have kited it in NW.

Show on the map49.2616, -123.2623

Works in: NW
Nearest airport: YVRVancouver International Airport, 9 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.

Pparking

From riders

What you need to know

Parking

Car park about 500 m from the spot, paid.price: 1.50 CAD · OpenStreetMap

Getting there

Long walk from the parking lot to the beach.community map

Conditions

Good waves in strong NW wind.community map

In riders' own words

„Good waves in strong NW“
„OpenStreetMap relation/19668578“
„OpenStreetMap way/61433919“
„is a long walk from parking to beach“

Photos from the area

University of British Columbia - Wreck Beach · 75 m from the spot
DesireeAlexis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

View from the cliff (Unsplash) · 79 m from the spot
Natalie Manitius natlmani, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Small wave washing on beach (Unsplash) · 79 m from the spot
D Holmes parfois, CC0, 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.

5.0Jan2.6

4.5Feb2.3

4.6Mar2.4

4.0Apr2.1

3.2May1.6

3.1Jun1.6

2.8Jul1.4

2.7Aug1.4

3.2Sep1.6

4.0Oct2.1

4.9Nov2.5

5.2Dec2.7

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

Values by month

January	5.0 knots · 2.6 m/s
February	4.5 knots · 2.3 m/s
March	4.6 knots · 2.4 m/s
April	4.0 knots · 2.1 m/s
May	3.2 knots · 1.6 m/s
June	3.1 knots · 1.6 m/s
July	2.8 knots · 1.4 m/s
August	2.7 knots · 1.4 m/s
September	3.2 knots · 1.6 m/s
October	4.0 knots · 2.1 m/s
November	4.9 knots · 2.5 m/s
December	5.2 knots · 2.7 m/s

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Sources: 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.