Kite spot on water · United States

Ship Harbor

Name: Ship Harbor
Address: US

Riders have kited it in N, NE.

Show on the map48.5054, -122.6723

Works in: N, NE
Nearest airport: FRDFriday Harbor 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

Where to launch

At high tide, walk west along the beach toward the ferries to a sandy launch area.community map

Parking

Car park “Anacortes Ferry Terminal” about 550 m from the spot, paid.capacity: 1177 · OpenStreetMap

In riders' own words

„Works on N, NE Winds“
„walk west down beach towards ferries for sandy area to launch from if tide is up.“
„OpenStreetMap way/1456495154“
„OpenStreetMap way/53610944“

Photos from the area

Two Washington State ferries at Anacortes (28886677754) · 529 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.

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

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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.