Overview

Wildcat Park is a kitesurf spot on the north shore of Corpus Christi Bay, in the city of Portland. The park offers direct access to the bay waters with a grassy and sandy launch area. The bay provides an expansive body of water with good fetch for SE winds. Portland is across the bay from Corpus Christi, offering a quieter, more residential setting.

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Spot forecast for Wildcat Park

Sunrise 07:32 · Sunset 18:55

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 01:04 · 0.7 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:15 · 0.4 m
High tide Wed 21 · 01:15 · 0.7 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 07:50 · 0.6 m

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Wildcat Park: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

341h

in March · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 30 rideable days a month on average, at 27 °C. It peaks in March, with 341 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 16 °C. The wettest month is July, with 223 mm.

Monthly averages: Wildcat Park

Monthly averages — Wildcat Park — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	280 h	16 °C	63 mm
February	27.5	288 h	20 °C	25 mm
March	31.0	341 h	24 °C	50 mm
April	30.0	384 h	26 °C	10 mm
May	31.0	439 h	29 °C	87 mm
June	30.0	406 h	32 °C	216 mm
July	30.5	380 h	31 °C	223 mm
August	31.0	325 h	33 °C	74 mm
September	29.5	266 h	32 °C	91 mm
October	30.5	286 h	30 °C	4 mm
November	28.5	277 h	26 °C	35 mm
December	28.0	223 h	21 °C	97 mm

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Technical details of Wildcat Park spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Corpus Christi Bay waters, moderately deep. Sandy to muddy bottom. Choppy water in sustained wind due to bay fetch. Warm water. Low amplitude tide. Good conditions for freeride and wingfoil.

Hazards

Boat traffic in the bay. Jellyfish. Stingrays in shallow areas. Currents possible. Wind can strengthen quickly on the bay. Sharp oyster shells possible in some bottom areas.

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Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station/Truax Field20 km

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