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Browns Point Lighthouse Park kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Washington

Spot currently openIntermediate level 47.31 | -122.44

Overview

Browns Point Lighthouse Park is a kitesurfing spot on Puget Sound, near Tacoma, Washington. This small park houses a historic lighthouse dating to 1903 and offers access to Commencement Bay. The spot benefits from thermal winds channeled through Puget Sound and offers interesting riding conditions on the sheltered strait waters. Views extend across Puget Sound, the islands, and on clear days, Mount Rainier.

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Spot forecast for Browns Point Lighthouse Park

Sunrise 07:35 · Sunset 18:13

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

Next tides

  • High tide · 3.6 m
  • Low tide · 1.6 m
  • High tide · 3.6 m
  • Low tide · 2.4 m

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Browns Point Lighthouse 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

129h

in May · 19 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 17 rideable days a month and 129 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is January, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d J February: 10.5 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 15.5 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days19 d M June: 19 rideable days J July: 17 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 10 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d J February: 10.5 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 15.5 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days19 d M June: 19 rideable days J July: 17 rideable days J August: 16 rideable days A September: 10 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 9.5 rideable days N December: 13.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 9%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 163 mm.

Monthly averages: Browns Point Lighthouse Park
Monthly averages — Browns Point Lighthouse 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 8.5 51 h 7 °C 104 mm
February 10.5 71 h 8 °C 79 mm
March 16.5 129 h 12 °C 68 mm
April 15.5 119 h 15 °C 36 mm
May 19.0 129 h 18 °C 27 mm
June 19.0 128 h 21 °C 23 mm
July 17.0 103 h 26 °C 5 mm
August 16.0 109 h 24 °C 25 mm
September 10.0 48 h 22 °C 15 mm
October 12.0 87 h 15 °C 93 mm
November 9.5 63 h 11 °C 139 mm
December 13.5 103 h 9 °C 163 mm

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Technical details of Browns Point Lighthouse Park spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, S, SSW, SW, 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

Cold to cool Puget Sound water (8-14°C), 4/3 wetsuit recommended year-round, 5/3 in winter. Puget Sound waters are calmer than the Pacific Ocean, with moderate chop during thermal winds. Significant tidal currents in the strait. Mixed bottom (sand, pebbles, mud). Southwesterly thermal winds blow at 12-20 knots in summer.

Hazards

Powerful tidal currents in Puget Sound that can sweep riders. Heavy maritime traffic: ferries, cargo ships, recreational boats, and submarines (Bremerton naval base nearby). Cold water year-round risking hypothermia. Rocks and pebbles around the lighthouse park. Regulated navigation zones to respect. Tacoma/Vashon Island ferry operating nearby. Limited launch space in the small park.

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