Kite spot on water · United States

Mosier

Name: Mosier
Address: US

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

Show on the map45.6870, -121.4043

Nearest airport: PDXPortland International Airport, 93 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

Size of the area: Smaller spot, fills up quickly on weekends

Where to launch

Sheltered area for rigging, leaving gear, and laying out lines; there is an island west of the launchcommunity map

Parking

Car park “Rock Creek Beach Parking” about 100 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap
Paid on-site parkingprice: 5 USD · community map

Riders' tips

Very crowded on weekends (windsurfers take up space and can be unfriendly); better to ride on weekdayscommunity map

In riders' own words

„Cool little spot that I found“
„Nice sheltered area to rig and store your stuff and lay out your lines. Cool island just west of the launch“
„You have to pay 5 dolla to park in da parking lot.“
„OpenStreetMap way/668192432“
„OpenStreetMap way/1057364815“
„weekends get VERY busy with windyboarders hogging all the space and getting angry, but during the week if you don't feel like riding the event site, it was pretty dope“

Photos from the area

Mosier Oregon Third Avenue · 762 m from the spot
Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

CRH Mosier Creek Bridge 1 - Oregon · 777 m from the spot
Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

CRH Mosier Creek Bridge 2 - Oregon · 874 m from the spot
Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 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.

5.0Jan2.6

5.1Feb2.6

5.2Mar2.7

5.3Apr2.7

5.3May2.7

5.5Jun2.8

5.2Jul2.7

4.8Aug2.5

4.5Sep2.3

4.7Oct2.4

4.9Nov2.5

5.0Dec2.6

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

Values by month

January	5.0 knots · 2.6 m/s
February	5.1 knots · 2.6 m/s
March	5.2 knots · 2.7 m/s
April	5.3 knots · 2.7 m/s
May	5.3 knots · 2.7 m/s
June	5.5 knots · 2.8 m/s
July	5.2 knots · 2.7 m/s
August	4.8 knots · 2.5 m/s
September	4.5 knots · 2.3 m/s
October	4.7 knots · 2.4 m/s
November	4.9 knots · 2.5 m/s
December	5.0 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.