Continent |
North America |
Country |
Washington (USA) |
Next Big City |
Portland |
Next Town |
Maryhill |
Type: |
River |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Camping, Toilet, Parking |
Type: |
Flat |
Hazards: |
Currents, Buoys, Stakes |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Very strong current. The enraged turbulence of currents from the dam flood against the westerly wind swells, creating a creamy phenomenon on which to ride.
Type: |
Pebbles |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
Trees |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Pebble beach launch. Be careful when launching and landing.
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Spring:
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Normal |
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Summer:
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Shorts, Shorty |
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Fall:
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Normal |
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Winter:
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Thick |
Weather in the summer can be 90+°F with water temperatures warm enough for board shorts only in July and August. Shorties come in for June and September. Full wetsuits the rest of the year. Winters are not really kite-able here, with the bitter, blustering Easterly winds bringing snow, hail, and rain.
Best Months: |
May, June, July, August, September |
Wind Type: |
Thermal |
Best Direction: |
W |
Main Direction: |
W |
Spring: March to May, light winds 12-20, somewhat finicky. Summer: June to early September, windy, 15-35, pretty solid. Fall: September to October, light to moderate winds, but very steady: 13-25. The wind is usually gusty. Main direction Westerlies. Works in W.
Transport |
Car |
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Access
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Short walk |
Get to the east side of the area. Go to the pebble beach to the right of the jetty.
Rules |
Zones |
Don't launch at the swimmers beach. The windsurf and kitesurf beach is to the west of it
No nightlife.
