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Type:	Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:	Ships/Boats
Quality:	Cloudy
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

Rolling swells, big with smooth water.

Type:	No Info
Size:	None
Hazards:	None
Beach Users:	None

You have to launch from the Hood River Sandbar. Then go upwind and aim for the bridge on the north side of the Columbia River. No direct launch or landing possible there.

Best Months:	June, July, August, September
Wind Type:	Thermal Winds
Best Direction:	SW, W
Main Direction:	W

Spring: March to May, light winds 12-20, somewhat finicky. Summer: June to early September, windy, 15-35, pretty solid. Fall: September to October, light to moderate winds, but very steady: 13-25. The wind is usually gusty. Main direction westerlies. Works in SW and W. With the right wind direction the wind is nice and steady with good strength.

Transport:	No Info
Access:	No Walk

Get directions from

From Portland get to Hood River. In Hood River get to the sand bar in Columbia River and launch from there. Then you need to go upwind to the north of the river to the bridge over the White Salmon River.

Rules:

Other

If you can't relaunch or something happens and you need to swim back it can be quiet dangerous. If you can't ride home, swim towards the abandoned dock about 100 yards upwind of the bridge, walk up and over the railroad tracks and hitch a ride to Hood River.