Kite spot on water · United States

Cline Spit

Name: Cline Spit
Address: US

Practical notes from riders: launch, parking and what to watch out for.

Show on the map48.1497, -123.1519

Nearest airport: FRDFriday Harbor Airport, 43 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

Pparking

From riders

What you need to know

Who it suits: Not recommended for beginners.

Watch out for

Telephone lines very close to the beach.community map

Where to launch

At a 6 ft tide there is enough beach for launching and landing; at 8 ft the beach disappears and self-launching or self-landing is not possible.community map
Very little beach for launching and landing in nearly straight onshore wind.community map

Parking

Car park “Dungeness Landing” about 650 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap
Car park “Cline Spit” about 250 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

Almost direct onshore wind.community map

In riders' own words

„do not recommend this place for beginners“
„almost strait onshore wind with little beach to launch and land“
„There is enough beach to launch/land at 6ft, guessing that by 8ft the beach would be gone and impossible to self land/launch.“
„OpenStreetMap way/211835916“
„OpenStreetMap way/211838294“
„telephone lines very close to the beach - a kitemare just waiting to happen.“
„it was almost strait onshore wind“

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.

4.8Jan2.5

4.5Feb2.3

4.7Mar2.4

4.0Apr2.1

3.3May1.7

3.1Jun1.6

3.0Jul1.5

3.0Aug1.5

3.3Sep1.7

4.1Oct2.1

4.9Nov2.5

5.1Dec2.6

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

Values by month

January	4.8 knots · 2.5 m/s
February	4.5 knots · 2.3 m/s
March	4.7 knots · 2.4 m/s
April	4.0 knots · 2.1 m/s
May	3.3 knots · 1.7 m/s
June	3.1 knots · 1.6 m/s
July	3.0 knots · 1.5 m/s
August	3.0 knots · 1.5 m/s
September	3.3 knots · 1.7 m/s
October	4.1 knots · 2.1 m/s
November	4.9 knots · 2.5 m/s
December	5.1 knots · 2.6 m/s

Nearby

More spots within 60 km

Been there?

Add what you know

Parking changed, a new ban, a new obstacle in the water? Tell us, we will check it and update the page.

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.