Kite spot on water · United States

Jamestown Beach

Name: Jamestown Beach
Address: US

Riders have kited it in E–SE, NW–NE.

Show on the map48.1253, -123.0803

Works in: E–SE, NW–NE
Nearest airport: FRDFriday Harbor Airport, 44 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.

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From riders

What you need to know

Watch out for

Many sandbars extending over 100 yards from the beach toward the NWcommunity map

Parking

Car park “Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Parking” about 500 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap
Very small parking lot at the end of Wilcox Lanecapacity: Very small parking area · community map

Conditions

Sandbars create both waves and flatwatercommunity map
Sandy beach, great at lower tidecommunity map

In riders' own words

„Look for SE to E winds as well as northerlies.“
„There is a very small parking area at the end of Wilcox Lane.“
„OpenStreetMap way/1332697093“
„OpenStreetMap way/1332697091“
„Many sandbars extending out from the beach about 100 yards or better to the NW“
„Lovely sand beach. ... This place is great at lower tides.“

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

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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.