Kite spot on water · United States

Plywood Plan

Name: Plywood Plan
Address: US

Riders have kited it in SW.

Show on the map48.7614, -122.5137

Works in: SW
Watch out: SE
Nearest airport: BLIBellingham International Airport, 4 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

Size of the area: Large field for launching and landing kites.
Watch out SE: The spot does not work in SE wind.

Where to launch

Large field for launching and landing kites, great spot for launching a foil.community map

Parking

Car park about 700 m from the spot, free.capacity: 12 · OpenStreetMap

Conditions

Suitable for foilboarding; SW wind blows very often here in summer.community map

In riders' own words

„Best with SW winds, which are very frequent in summer.“
„Doesn't work on SE wind.“
„with a large field to launch and land your kite.“
„A great foil boarding launch with a large field to launch and land your kite.“
„OpenStreetMap way/413045198“
„OpenStreetMap way/121291796“

Photos from the area

2022-04-08 LADY ROSEBAY - IMO 9412751, Bellingham WA USA · 373 m from the spot
Gordon Leggett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Olympic Mountains from Bellingham Bay (8375252091) · 596 m from the spot
Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 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.

4.8Jan2.5

4.5Feb2.3

4.4Mar2.3

3.8Apr2.0

3.2May1.6

3.1Jun1.6

2.8Jul1.4

2.7Aug1.4

3.0Sep1.5

3.8Oct2.0

4.6Nov2.4

4.9Dec2.5

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	4.4 knots · 2.3 m/s
April	3.8 knots · 2.0 m/s
May	3.2 knots · 1.6 m/s
June	3.1 knots · 1.6 m/s
July	2.8 knots · 1.4 m/s
August	2.7 knots · 1.4 m/s
September	3.0 knots · 1.5 m/s
October	3.8 knots · 2.0 m/s
November	4.6 knots · 2.4 m/s
December	4.9 knots · 2.5 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.