Kite spot on water · United States

Juanita

Name: Juanita
Address: US

Riders have kited it in S–SW.

Show on the map47.8818, -122.2075

Works in: S–SW
Nearest airport: PAESeattle Paine Field International Airport, 6 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

Who it suits: Experts only.

Watch out for

Power lines downwind and a direct onshore launch.community map

Where to launch

Difficult launch in direct onshore wind.community map

Parking

Car park about 100 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

In riders' own words

„Good on a S-SW, strait onshore launch“
„Difficult launch, expert only.“
„strait onshore launch with powerlines downwind. Difficult launch, expert only.“
„OpenStreetMap way/482719114“
„OpenStreetMap node/443604830“

Photos from the area

Silver Lake, Mill Creek, WA, USA - panoramio · 1201 m from the spot
kaaylacaudle, CC BY 3.0, 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.

4.4Jan2.3

3.8Feb2.0

3.7Mar1.9

3.2Apr1.6

2.7May1.4

2.5Jun1.3

2.3Jul1.2

2.3Aug1.2

2.6Sep1.3

3.3Oct1.7

4.0Nov2.1

4.3Dec2.2

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

Values by month

January	4.4 knots · 2.3 m/s
February	3.8 knots · 2.0 m/s
March	3.7 knots · 1.9 m/s
April	3.2 knots · 1.6 m/s
May	2.7 knots · 1.4 m/s
June	2.5 knots · 1.3 m/s
July	2.3 knots · 1.2 m/s
August	2.3 knots · 1.2 m/s
September	2.6 knots · 1.3 m/s
October	3.3 knots · 1.7 m/s
November	4.0 knots · 2.1 m/s
December	4.3 knots · 2.2 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.