Oscoda
Wind Directions - N, NE, E, SE, S |
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The shoreline in Oscoda runs due north and south,
so there is good exposure on any north wind. Swells
can get big here on a north and northeast. Sandy shoreline
and bottom with few sandbars close to shore but is
predominatly deep. This spot is 50 yards from the
road so I would stay away from due easterlys.
Directions - Noth of town,
locals call this beach 3 mile beach.
Park anywhere on the side of the road.
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Tawas
Point
Wind Directions - N, E, SE, S, SW
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This is one of my all time favorite spots for kiting,
steady wind shallow water and a very large beach.
Tawas point curves out into lake Huron and is exposed
to thermos throughout the summer. When the land heats
it pulls in south easterlys around 12:00 and usally
lasts untill evening. The water level is up this year
so there are very few sandbars.
Dangers
- Please stay as far away from the swimming area,
last year someone was showing off down there and got
dragged up onto the beach. We dont need to lose this
spot its perfect for kiting and there are hundreds
of yards of beach. Best bet is to park at the very
end parking lot and walk over the dunes to the beach
then head south away from the swimming beach. My friend
used to walk all the way out to the point when he
was learning just to be safe.
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Tawas Bay
Wind Directions - SW, W, NW
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Forecast | Ripping
at Tawas Point | Wind
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For
years the bay has been shallow but kiteable. This year
with
the water levels up, its going to rip. Along the inside
of the point, sand reefs protect dead flat bays that are
great for speed runs and loading up for big jumps.
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Lexington
Wind Directions - N, NE, E, SE
Great Lakes Kiteboarding Weather Hotline for Lexington:
810-359-7740
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Launch
south of the breakwall on northerlies. This place can
produce some giant waves on big north wind. Waves wrap
around the breakwall and are very glassy due to the marina
jetty blocking the wind for 200 yards out. Sandy launch
area and shallow protected water on the inside makes for
one of my favorite spots.
Dangers
- I do not reccomend this spot for beginners. If you
get downwinded there are alot of boulders and rocks
which make it difficult to get out. On a SE the north
side of the breakwall is safe if you get pulled down
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Port
Huron (Kraft Road)
Wind Directions - E, SE
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Great
beach for kiteboarding. Downwinders on north winds can
be epic. Drive up to Lakeport State Park for an incredible
7 mile downwinder back to Kraft road. Playing in the waves
the whole way down can make you respect the surf side
to kiteboarding. I rarely pitch my kite when doing these
downwinders... I'm having too much fun slashing off the
top of a cresting waves! |
Metro Beach
Wind Directions - E, SE, S
Great Lakes Kiteboarding Weather Hotline: 586-783-3112
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Metro
beach was one of the first kite spots in the Metro area.
Spring southerlies work the best. Warm air being pushed
up by the cold water produces some of the best hangtimes
I have ever experienced. The downside is onshore winds
can push you into the rock seawall surrounding metro.
Beginers should stay to the west end by the bay to avoid
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Harsens
Island
Wind Directions - S, SW, W, NW, N
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This
is one of my favorite spots. Travis Kelly and I went
looking for a new spot to kite on westerlies. We were
blown away when we found this place. It is located on
Muskamoot Bay and is 4 feet deep almost all the way
across. There is a channel that runs through the Bay
but is pretty narrow. This place works best on SW and
W winds, very steady and a straight shot across the
bay. South winds are offshore and tricky to launch but
once you get out you will find dead flat water and rock
steady winds. When you get past the point you will be
in the middle of Lake St.Clair with nothing blocking
the wind, heading directly toward Metro Beach.
NW and North winds can also be slightly gusty but great
direction for going down into the bay where it can be
dead flat behind the marsh islands or going up and around
the south tip and to Gull Island. This place is great
for exploring I have found some great secluded dead
flat coves and I am excited to find more. Go explore!
Location - ALgonac 23 mile
road east to the Harsens Island ferry. When you get
off the ferry take 154 south all the way till it ends.
Dangers
- The locals tell me the bay is filled with boaters
on the weekends in the summer. Also you have to walk
over some small rocks going into the water, after that
its all sand bottom.
Have fun and kite safe. |
