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Kite spot on water · United States

Zuanich Park

Riders have kited it in SW.

Show on the map48.7539, -122.4998
Works in
SW
Watch out
SE
Nearest airport
BLIBellingham International Airport, 5 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
Expert-only launch.
Watch out SE
The spot does not work in SE wind.

Watch out for

  • Lots of people in the park and a stone wall at the launch.community map

Where to launch

  • Very difficult launch due to crowds in the park and a stone wall.community map

Parking

  • Car park about 200 m from the spot, free.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

  • Summer evening SW winds work with big kites.community map

Riders' tips

  • For foilers, Plywood Plan at Squalicum (just to the NW) is almost always a better choice, or Locust for shallow water.community map
In riders' own words
  • „Summer SW evening winds work with big kites.“
  • „Doesn't work on a SE wind.“
  • „Expert only launch.“
  • „Lot's of people in the park and a rock wall makes this a *very* difficult launch.“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/291855278“
  • „OpenStreetMap way/291855279“
  • „"Plywood Plan" near Squalicum a bit NW will basically always be a better choice for foilers, or Locust for shallow water.“

Photos from the area

Hotel Bellwether, water side, Bellingham
Hotel Bellwether, water side, Bellingham · 200 m from the spot
Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
I and J Street Waterway, Bellingham
I and J Street Waterway, Bellingham · 254 m from the spot
Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old GP Lagoon on Bellingham, WA. waterfront (19698441734)
Old GP Lagoon on Bellingham, WA. waterfront (19698441734) · 413 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.

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

Values by month
January4.8 knots · 2.5 m/s
February4.5 knots · 2.3 m/s
March4.4 knots · 2.3 m/s
April3.8 knots · 2.0 m/s
May3.2 knots · 1.6 m/s
June3.1 knots · 1.6 m/s
July2.8 knots · 1.4 m/s
August2.7 knots · 1.4 m/s
September3.0 knots · 1.5 m/s
October3.8 knots · 2.0 m/s
November4.6 knots · 2.4 m/s
December4.9 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.

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