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Kite spot on water · United States

Kayak Point

Riders have kited it in SE.

Show on the map48.1340, -122.3657
Works in
SE
Watch out
ESE, S
Nearest airport
PAESeattle Paine Field International Airport, 26 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 ESE, S
The spot is extremely sensitive to wind direction; ESE and S do not work (needs clean SE).

Watch out for

  • At high tide, submerged logs and branches (snags) float off the beach; there is a fishing pier on site.community map

Where to launch

  • Plenty of rigging space.community map

Parking

  • Parking in the park (by the sign on the left, about 15 miles W of the Marysville I-5 exit).capacity: large capacity · community map
  • Car park about 300 m from the spot, paid.OpenStreetMap

Getting there

  • From I-5 north of Everett, take the Marysville exit, then drive about 15 miles west to the park sign on the left.community map

Conditions

  • Extremely sensitive to wind direction; good SE wind usually lasts only a few hours.community map

Riders' tips

  • Works on SE wind 15+ in Everett with a Seattle-Bellingham pressure gradient of 0.07-0.09 in (min. 1 pt) and Arlington-Port Angeles 0.12-0.2 in.community map

Facilities

  • Nice restrooms and a fishing pier.community map
In riders' own words
  • „Get a wind speed reading of +15 SE (not ESE or S) for Everett“
  • „it's rare to have more than a few hours of good SE sailing. But when it's good, it's reeeeally good.“
  • „Lots of parking and rigging areas.“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/1486133955“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/400912261“
  • „Just north of Everett on I-5, take the Marysville exit and head west for about 15 miles until you see the park sign on the left side.“
  • „High tides also bring the snags off the beach.“
  • „Know that Kayak is extremely sensitive to wind direction and it's rare to have more than a few hours of good SE sailing.“
  • „A fishing dock and nice bathrooms.“
  • „Go when the gradient between Seattle and Bellingham has been between .07 and .09 inches. While the gradient between Arlington and Port Angeles has been between .12 and .2 inches.“

Photos from the area

Kayak Point County Park beach, 2017
Kayak Point County Park beach, 2017 · 306 m from the spot
SounderBruce, 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
January4.3 knots · 2.2 m/s
February3.9 knots · 2.0 m/s
March4.1 knots · 2.1 m/s
April3.5 knots · 1.8 m/s
May2.8 knots · 1.4 m/s
June2.5 knots · 1.3 m/s
July2.4 knots · 1.2 m/s
August2.4 knots · 1.2 m/s
September2.8 knots · 1.4 m/s
October3.5 knots · 1.8 m/s
November4.4 knots · 2.3 m/s
December4.5 knots · 2.3 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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