🇨🇦 Squamish Spit
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Best directionS
Wind speed15–30kt
SeasonMay 15 – Sep 15
Skill levelAdvanced
WaterFlat
Ridden forKitesurfing
A glacier-fed river spit between towering coastal mountains, and one of the world's best freestyle spots for it — flat water below the launch and near-daily thermal wind all summer. Managed by a local windsports society with a day-use fee, rescue boats, and an official season running exactly May 15 to September 15. Not beginner-friendly — you need to ride upwind and self-rescue independently here.
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Getting thereAbout 1 hour north of Vancouver via the Sea to Sky Highway (Highway 99). A car is essential for the gravel access road through the industrial port area to the…
HazardsWater is glacier-fed from the Pemberton Icefield and genuinely cold year-round — a thick wetsuit or drysuit matters. Wind character actually differs by side of…
Best time of dayAfternoon, May-September, when the Howe Sound thermal engine pulls cool coastal air against the hot interior. Wind typically switches southerly…
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