Houston Kiteboarding Riding Spots

These areas are FREE for you to enjoy Monday through Thursday, all summer long and throughout the winter! We are no longer affiliated with the club. On weekends, the city of Texas City charges a small $10 fee per car for non-Texas City residents to access the dike and levee (only in the summer), but don’t worry—you can still access it for FREE on foot, by bike, or by kiteboard!

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Kite Shop

We are located at 524 9th Ave N in Texas City, right on Galveston Bay about 2min from all of the riding locations. We have Kites, Boards, Wings, Wingboards, eFoils, Hydrofoils, Harnesses, and all waterwear and riding accessories in stock and ready to sell.  We are open 7-days a week.  For more info call (281) 508-6485.

Texas City Levee Riding Area

The Texas City Levee Riding Area is where Houston Kiteboarding teaches kiteboarding, kitefoil, wingfoil, and eFoil. This is 2 square miles of waist deep water with deep water entrances for foiling up to 100cm mast length. Best on S, SE, E, NE, N winds...No west wind.

Directions from I-45 S: Exit 1764 to Texas City and go straight after the exit continuing on 1764/Palmer Highway.  You will hit Bay street and take a right and then an immediate left onto Dike Rd.  Once on Dike road follow it over the Levee and go through the pay gate ($10 Feb-Sept).  After you go through the pay gate, do a U-turn and then drive north on Skyline Drive (top of the raised Levee).  We will have a trailer with kiteboarding logos parked on skyline drive 1.6mi from this intersection.  It will be just after small hill on Skyline Drive.  It is VERY important to follow these directions as your GPS will take you the wrong way on skyline drive.  Go to this point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oajCcZkY2Xc6fCNX9

Mosquito Island

Hydrofoil and Twin-tip best on SW, S, SE, E.  Rig kites on the grassy area to the west of the shelly beach.  There is a shoal of shell on the east side that goes out about 1/2 mile into the bay that you cannot see on deep water days.  Great spot!

Dike Mile 4 Riding Area

Deep water Hydrofoil Twin-tip...Any Wind Direction.  Beach launch.  Drive onto the beach and rig right next to your car.  This area gets busy on weekends in the summer but weekdays and  winter riding is phenomenal!  Keep in mind there are tanker waves so don't park your car right next to the water.  

5-Mile Slick Area

On a north or south wind the leeside of this Dike is butter smooth and offers a 5mi long slick to excellent riding.  The best direction is a N or NE as the north winds are stronger and the south side of the dike is deeper for throwing massive tricks.  The entrances and launches vary but on a north wind the best is the small beach located at about mile 1.5 down the dike. Rig and launch in the small field next to the parking lot and enter the water on the small beach on the south side of the dike. 

Tanker Surfing Area

Location of easiest Tanker surfing break for north bound boats. This is where we take new foilers for their first tanker surfing rides.  We call this the kiddy pool area because it is so easy to catch waves here.  It is close enough to the end of the dike that some people actually paddle out on SUPs or ride their eFoils out to do some foil surfing. 

For more info call (281) 508-6485.