Belmont Shore (Long Beach)
Long Beach · near Long Beach · Los Angeles / SoCal
Wind Sports
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Best season
- Spring–fall (afternoons)
- Water temperature
- Mild (60s°F) — 3/2 wetsuit or shorty
What is here
- Amenities
- Protected flatwater · Kite & wing scene · Mild water · Urban convenience
- Best for
- Flatwater kiting/winging in LA
- Features
- Protected bay flatwater · Long Beach kite scene · Mild water · Urban convenience
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Boat traffic (marina/harbor) · Water quality (check advisories) · Crowds/swimmers · Lighter, less reliable wind
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Lessons
- Yes
Wind Sports detail
- Discipline
- kite · wing · windsurf
- Conditions
- flat
- Venue
- bay
- Wind kt
- 16
- Wind
- W/SW, 10–20 kt afternoons — protected bay flatwater behind the breakwater
- Intl tip
- Protected flatwater behind the Long Beach breakwater — mellow W/SW afternoon breeze (10–20 kt), good for kiting/winging and progression. Mild water (3/2/shorty). Wind is lighter/less reliable than the Ventura coast (a flatwater cruising spot, not waves). Boat traffic; check water-quality advisories. Convenient urban option for LA/OC riders. Schools nearby.
The guide
Belmont Shore in Long Beach offers protected flatwater kiting and winging behind the harbor breakwater — a convenient urban spo…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.759, -118.131