Damon Point (Ocean Shores)

Damon Point (Ocean Shores) is a wide, sandy harbor-facing spot where kitesurfing often benefits from steady NE to E to ESE winds, particularly in winter. Water conditions are commonly flat to small-wave inside Grays Harbor, and the broad beach setup helps create room for launching and riding even when conditions include some chop. Riders should plan around the area’s main safety factor: tides. Currents can become very powerful around mid-tide and near the point/channel, and the combo of wind plus current can complicate recovery efforts. The beach also has hazards such as a submerged rock structure (mole) and large driftwood logs, and the shipping channel adds additional risk—so sessions require careful launch planning and spacing. For wind sports beyond kitesurfing, windsurfing and wingfoiling are also feasible depending on current and depth. Foiling can be good due to access to deeper water, but shallow sandbars can appear at low tide and currents still need attention. For windsurfing, conditions are often described as suitable for freeride/bump-and-jump style riding depending on how the harbor chop sets up. Surfing is primarily a sheltered sandbar setup over a lone sandbar, with rideable waves that can become fast, steep, and hollow when larger ocean swell wraps into Grays Harbor. Optimal swell direction is reported from the west/southwest, and waves are described as holding size well inside the harbor, while staying smaller on the coast than the open ocean. The best tidal timing is reported as workable across all tides, though the tide still matters for overall conditions.