River · Oregon · United States
Hood River Sandbar
Hood River Sandbar: a curated season, May to September, from documented sources. Weather models miss this local wind.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
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Curated season Season from documented sources, not model wind.
Month by month
Month by month numbers are not shown here: this place has a curated season from documented sources, because weather models miss its local wind.
Kitesurfing at Hood River Sandbar: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Hood River Sandbar?
The kite season at Hood River Sandbar runs May to September. This season comes from local sources, not from model wind, because models miss the local wind here.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
Live forecast from Windy
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Spot facts
- Region
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Water body
- River, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Portland International Airport (PDX), 86 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-07:00 in October
- Coordinates
- 45.7159, -121.5088
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
- Small chop on the main riding area.
- A flat or sheltered area exists for riding.
- Good for learning: kite sources describe schools teaching here.
- Shallow sandbar with flat to slightly choppy water used for learning; river swell builds only further out in the main channel.
Checked 2026-10-08, confidence high (two or more kite sources agree). Sources: www.mackiteboarding.com, elitewatersports.com.
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: curated season.
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kiteCOMPASS, kite days by month for Hood River Sandbar, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/spot/hood-river-sandbar
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