Continent
North America
Country
Washington (USA)
Next Big City
Seattle
Next Town
Dungeness
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
None

Water

Type:
Flat, Chop
Hazards:
None
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

The kiting area is enclosed by Dungeness spit and therefore quite safe and protected from waves and chop.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Medium
Hazards:
Fence
Beach Users:
None

Small beach, barbed wire fence - be careful with lines.

Weather

Spring:
Normal
Summer:
Shorts, Shorty, Normal
Fall:
Normal
Winter:
Thick

4/3 wetsuit late spring, shorty to board shorts in late June through July and August. Water temp 50°F late spring to upper 60's°F in August (tide will effect this more than in Gorge). Air temps 50's to 70°F in spring and 70's to 90's°F in summer.

Wind

Best Months:
No information
Wind Type:
Frontal
Best Direction:
W
Main Direction:
No information

The exposure is completely open to the strong winds that come from any Westerly, onshore winds!



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

Tacoma Airport. Located in Sequim on the NE corner of the Olympic Penninsula on the Straits of Juan de Fuca. From Seattle you will either take the Edmonds-Kingston Ferry or drive to Tacoma and then North.

Extra information

Rules
Zones

The Dungeness Spit is a wildlife bird sanctuary and is off limits to kiteboarders and windsurfers. There is a sensitive balance between kiters and bird watchers here currently. Never ever land on the actual Dungeness Spit. Doing so could cause this spot to be shut down. Please also respect the private property on both sides of the launch. If you are good at staying up wind then it is an awesome spot.

Nightlife

No information