Kite spot on water · United States
Dogfish Point
Riders have kited it in N, NW.
- Works in
- N, NW
- Nearest airport
- BLIBellingham International Airport, 19 km
Forecast and webcams
Before you go
Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.
Webcams nearby
Live images from cameras within 25 km of the spot. Click to open the camera on Windy.com.
Webcams: Windy.com
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.
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From riders
What you need to know
Watch out for
- Rocks downwind of the launch (risk of impact if the launch goes wrong) and sharp rocks and shells on the beach.community map
- Incoming tide makes staying upwind difficult in light wind; nudists are often on the leeward side of the point.community map
- In late summer, eel grass is everywhere, catching lines and making kite relaunch difficult.community map
Where to launch
- At higher tide (around 7-8 ft), the launch area is tight and launching is very difficult.community map
Parking
- Risk of car break-ins (unlike Hunter Beach).unguarded · community map
- Car park about 450 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap
Getting there
- Access via a very steep path down the cliff.community map
Conditions
- Works on N high-pressure flow and thermal wind with a Venturi effect (+5-10 knots (3–5 m/s)), wind is usually steady, warm water at low tide in summer.community map
- Wind usually fills in between 12:00 and 13:00 and blows until around 16:00.community map
Riders' tips
- Wake fins are a must in late summer due to seagrass; a better alternative is Hunter Beach (club permit required, grass rigging area, no reef).community map
- Check nwwind.net (NW), Entrance Is and Vancouver W-NW in the teens in the morning, Skagit and Bellingham around 10 knots (5 m/s) before noon.community map
In riders' own words
- „Wind: NW, N“
- „Wind often is hair dryer steady, but it can have the odd gusty holey day.“
- „Also at higher tide the launch is tight, not for beginers.“
- „at higher tide the launch is tight, not for beginers. ... Tides: high tides around 7'-8' gets really tough to launch“
- „Hunter doesn't involve climbing down a cliff, your car is less likely to get broken into“
- „OpenStreetMap way/357229823“
- „OpenStreetMap way/357229829“
- „access is a steep trail, really steep.“
- „People have hit the rocks downwind when launches went ugly. ... some sharp rocks/shells on the beach, the rocks downwind of the launch“
- „Late summer means eel grass everywhere, it can snag lines and make relaunching tough, wake fins are a must“
- „nudists (they tend to stay on the lee side of the point) ... incoming tides can make it tougher to stay upwind if you are not well powered“
- „Wind often is hair dryer steady ... a venturi effect from Chuckanut Mountain that gives the wind a 5-10 knot boost.“
- „When it sets up it goes off almost always between 12:00 and 1:00, and blows till about 4:00 or so.“
- „Observations: nwwind.net should be NW and bumping up ... Entrance Is and Vancouver W-NW in the teens in the AM, trending up“
Photos from the area
Feedmepaperr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Feedmepaperr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Feedmepaperr, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.
windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s
Values by month
| January | 5.5 knots · 2.8 m/s |
|---|---|
| February | 4.9 knots · 2.5 m/s |
| March | 4.9 knots · 2.5 m/s |
| April | 4.1 knots · 2.1 m/s |
| May | 3.2 knots · 1.6 m/s |
| June | 3.0 knots · 1.5 m/s |
| July | 2.7 knots · 1.4 m/s |
| August | 2.6 knots · 1.3 m/s |
| September | 3.1 knots · 1.6 m/s |
| October | 4.2 knots · 2.2 m/s |
| November | 5.4 knots · 2.8 m/s |
| December | 5.6 knots · 2.9 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.
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