Overview

Kitesurf

Double Bluff is located on Whidbey Island at the Usless Bay. This spot is typically used in the winter with predominant southerly winds. This is a nice and save spot to kite. Take off is from the sandy beach.

There are no amenities close by. Make sure you have food and water with you, especially in the winter. During the winter all outside water tabs are turned off.

Be aware of the tide, especially in the winter. Extreme high tides will flood the beach as indicated in the picture gallery. Closest tide forecast can be found here:
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Spot forecast for Double Bluff / Whidbey Island

Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 18:12

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 02:41 · 1.6 m
High tide Tue 20 · 09:24 · 3.6 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 15:17 · 2.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 20:48 · 3.6 m

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Double Bluff / Whidbey Island: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

125h

in December · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to April, peaking in December: 15 rideable days a month and 125 hours of usable wind, at 10 °C. The low point is July, at 4 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 96 mm.

Monthly averages: Double Bluff / Whidbey Island

Monthly averages — Double Bluff / Whidbey Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.0	89 h	6 °C	46 mm
February	14.0	97 h	8 °C	55 mm
March	16.5	169 h	11 °C	51 mm
April	12.0	95 h	14 °C	24 mm
May	10.5	77 h	17 °C	43 mm
June	6.0	43 h	20 °C	21 mm
July	4.0	26 h	24 °C	3 mm
August	7.5	60 h	23 °C	23 mm
September	5.5	42 h	21 °C	19 mm
October	14.5	111 h	14 °C	54 mm
November	14.5	105 h	10 °C	84 mm
December	19.5	125 h	8 °C	96 mm

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Technical details of Double Bluff / Whidbey Island spot

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW.

Rideable Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
The site is open all year, wind direction is the driver when the site is kitable.
Required level: Beginner

On the water

Riding in Useless Bay (Puget Sound) with cold saltwater (7-13°C/45-55°F). A 5/3mm wetsuit with hood and gloves recommended in winter. Flat water to light chop in this sheltered bay. Sandy bottom. Tides strongly influence depth and rideable area.

Parking

Parking is available on a paved parking spot, however it is limited to about 20 cars. There are basic washroom fascilities available. Parking is free.

Wind specificities

This site is commonly used in the winter with winds out of the south. Winds are pro or post frontal. The wind vary in strength and might be very gusty at times.

Watch the weather forecast. The North West experiences frequent winter storms. Wind strength might and have reached Level 1 hurricane strength. Don't become a statistic.

Hazards

In general this is a save spot to kite. However, there are some buoys to the north of the spot. If you cannot stay upwind, they may present a danger.

Winter kiting in cold water is inherently dangerous. Make sure you wear appropriate gear and gloves. Southerly frontal winds ar notoriously gusty and up and down. Don't get caught too far from the beach with no wind.

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