Spot report
🇺🇸Hood River / The Gorge, Oregon
updated 02:00 local · open-meteo
The Columbia Gorge's thermal westerlies against the river current made Hood River the windsurfing capital of the world in the 1980s and it remains the mainland hub for kite, wing and foil brands, schools and events.
Heads up · Strong current and barge traffic; nukes to 30+ kn on big days; leash and PFD for downwinders
What's rideable right now
Wind
Water
Mountain
River
Climb
RIDEABLEsending temps — 11 °C
Best windows this week
- Wed 7am–6pmRIDEABLE
sending temps — 11 °C · 12 h
- Thu 7am–6pmRIDEABLE
sending temps — 12 °C · 12 h
- Fri 7am–6pmRIDEABLE
sending temps — 10 °C · 12 h
This week
Today
11 km/h
10–24 °C
Thu
17 km/h
12–26 °C
Fri
8 km/h
10–24 °C
Sat
18 km/h
8–18 °C
Sun
15 km/h
5–19 °C
Mon
8 km/h
7–19 °C
Tue
8 km/h
6–21 °C
bars: daily max wind · best sport each day
Pack list
- No water temp inland → judge by air — 11 °C. Lakes run colder than they look.
- UV 0 — low → no sun worries today
- 11 °C → light layer you can stash
- Daylight 07:21–18:21 → golden hour from 17:21
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