Kite spot on water · United States
U Beach Lake Wenatchee N Shore Dr Mid lake
Practical notes from riders: launch, parking and what to watch out for.
- Nearest airport
- EATPangborn Memorial Airport, 63 km
Forecast and webcams
Before you go
Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.
Webcams nearby
Live images from cameras within 25 km of the spot. Click to open the camera on Windy.com.
Webcams: Windy.com
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
From riders
What you need to know
Watch out for
- Trees and rocky shore when rigging and launchingcommunity map
Where to launch
- Water launch only. Rig the kite and lines behind the trees and run lines along the rocky shore; tether to a tree or water anchor and float the kite on the water.community map
Parking
- Clearly visible pull-off by the road about 100 yards east of the last housecommunity map
Getting there
- Clear path from the road down to the water, about 100 yards east of the last housecommunity map
Conditions
- Steadier wind than at the beach/park, rocky shorecommunity map
Riders' tips
- Great spot for downwinders from the middle of the lakecommunity map
In riders' own words
- „This is a water launch only should only be done by Advanced Riders.“
- „This spot can get busy with multiple people launching.“
- „This is a water launch only... setup your kite and lines behind trees and roll your lines out along the rocky shore.“
- „about a hundred yards east of the last house and is easy to see the pull out.“
- „The trail down from the road is pretty clear to see its about a hundred yards east of the last house“
- „setup your kite and lines behind trees and roll your lines out along the rocky shore.“
- „seems to be more consistent wind then at the Beach/Park.“
- „This is the Launch location for Lake Wenatchee at mid lake. Its great for downwinders“
Photos from the area
Nitish Meena nitishm, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Ryan Christopher rj_christopher, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Anubhav Saxena anubhav, CC0, 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
| January | 4.1 knots · 2.1 m/s |
|---|---|
| February | 3.8 knots · 2.0 m/s |
| March | 3.6 knots · 1.9 m/s |
| April | 3.1 knots · 1.6 m/s |
| May | 3.0 knots · 1.5 m/s |
| June | 3.1 knots · 1.6 m/s |
| July | 2.9 knots · 1.5 m/s |
| August | 2.7 knots · 1.4 m/s |
| September | 2.8 knots · 1.4 m/s |
| October | 3.2 knots · 1.6 m/s |
| November | 3.8 knots · 2.0 m/s |
| December | 4.0 knots · 2.1 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.
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