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Kite spot on water · United States

Potlatch State Park

Riders have kited it in N.

Show on the map47.3604, -123.1559
Works in
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Nearest airport
TIWTacoma Narrows Airport, 45 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
Self-launch at mid and low tide is for intermediates.

Watch out for

  • Shells and barnacles on the beach in the tethered self-launch area.community map

Where to launch

  • Self-launch for intermediates at mid to low tide; at higher tide a second person is probably needed.community map

Parking

  • Car park about 100 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

  • Very steady thermal wind in July.community map

Riders' tips

  • Wind often doesn't show in the forecast and shore sensors read low, so without a view of the water it's hard to tell when to go.community map
In riders' own words
  • „Works on northerlies.“
  • „Intermediate self launch on mid to low tide.“
  • „Intermediate self launch on mid to low tide. Higher tides wold probably require a second to launch.“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/1369234697“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/1369234696“
  • „Big negative of self launching was some shells and barnacles on the beach where kite is for anchored self launch.“
  • „Wind was super steady (July) thermals.“
  • „Wind didn't show in any forecast and sensors are all on coast and were very low so seems hard to no when to go unless you can see the water.“

Photos from the area

Potlatch State Park
Potlatch State Park · 122 m from the spot
ECTran71, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tillicum Beach business card, circa 1930s (35501754671)
Tillicum Beach business card, circa 1930s (35501754671) · 672 m from the spot
Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cushman Dam No 2 turbines panoramic
Cushman Dam No 2 turbines panoramic · 1052 m from the spot
Colby Fisher, 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.

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

Values by month
January3.7 knots · 1.9 m/s
February3.6 knots · 1.9 m/s
March3.8 knots · 2.0 m/s
April3.5 knots · 1.8 m/s
May3.1 knots · 1.6 m/s
June3.0 knots · 1.5 m/s
July2.7 knots · 1.4 m/s
August2.7 knots · 1.4 m/s
September3.1 knots · 1.6 m/s
October3.5 knots · 1.8 m/s
November3.8 knots · 2.0 m/s
December3.6 knots · 1.9 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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