Kite spot on water · United States

Marine Park

Name: Marine Park
Address: US

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

Show on the map48.7195, -122.5164

Nearest airport: BLIBellingham International Airport, 8 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

Watch out: Usually in a wind shadow

Watch out for

Train tracks at the access, sketchy launch, and side-off windcommunity map
Crowded and wind shadowcommunity map

Where to launch

Sketchy and risky launchcommunity map

Parking

Car park about 250 m from the spot, paid.OpenStreetMap

Getting there

Sketchy path along the train trackscommunity map

Riders' tips

Post Point is a better optioncommunity map

In riders' own words

„Usually in the shadow, lots of people.“
„Sketchy side off conditions. No bueno.“
„Sketchy launch.“
„OpenStreetMap way/375309198“
„OpenStreetMap way/374899451“
„Sketchy walk along the tracks.“
„Sketchy walk along the tracks. Sketchy launch. Sketchy side off conditions.“
„Post point is better.“

Photos from the area

Peace Pole in Fairhaven, Bellingham, Washington · 680 m from the spot
Almccon, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Eclipse Bookstore (223625237) · 743 m from the spot
brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.

5.5Jan2.8

4.9Feb2.5

4.9Mar2.5

4.1Apr2.1

3.2May1.6

3.0Jun1.5

2.7Jul1.4

2.6Aug1.3

3.1Sep1.6

4.2Oct2.2

5.4Nov2.8

5.6Dec2.9

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

Nearby

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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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