Kite spot on water · United States

CJ Strike Damn

Name: CJ Strike Damn
Address: US

Riders have kited it in W, NW.

Show on the map42.9387, -115.9652

Works in: W, NW
Nearest airport: BOIBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field, 73 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

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

From riders

What you need to know

Watch out for

RVs parked around the lake on weekends, rigging lines across the road, steep water entry at the west launch.community map

Where to launch

Launching is tricky on weekends due to parked RVs; lines are rigged across the road right before launching (42.939634, -115.965537).community map
Two launch spots: one by the trailer with nice water entry, the other about 50 yards west with a much steeper entry.community map

Conditions

Great for both foil and twin-tip, fairly shallow 25 yards from shore.community map

Riders' tips

When tumbleweeds are blowing across the road into Grandview, it's a 9m kite day.community map

In riders' own words

„Works on a W or NW“
„technically two spots that people launch one is near the trailer where has a nice entry into the water the other is west about 50 yards with a much steeper entry.“
„tough to launch sometimes on the weekend when lots of RV's are parked around the lake. When laying out your lines to put them across the road until your ready to launch“
„lots of RV's are parked around the lake. When laying out your lines to put them across the road... a much steeper entry.“
„This spot is great for foiling twin tipping pretty shallow 25 yards out.“
„Tumbleweeds blown across the road to grandview it’s going to be a 9 m day.“

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.

7.6Jan3.9

8.1Feb4.2

8.3Mar4.3

8.4Apr4.3

7.7May4.0

7.6Jun3.9

7.0Jul3.6

6.8Aug3.5

6.9Sep3.5

7.4Oct3.8

7.4Nov3.8

7.7Dec4.0

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

Values by month

January	7.6 knots · 3.9 m/s
February	8.1 knots · 4.2 m/s
March	8.3 knots · 4.3 m/s
April	8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s
May	7.7 knots · 4.0 m/s
June	7.6 knots · 3.9 m/s
July	7.0 knots · 3.6 m/s
August	6.8 knots · 3.5 m/s
September	6.9 knots · 3.5 m/s
October	7.4 knots · 3.8 m/s
November	7.4 knots · 3.8 m/s
December	7.7 knots · 4.0 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.