Overview

Kye Bay is a popular beach located near Comox, on the east coast of Vancouver Island. The spot faces northeast toward the Georgia Strait and the CFB Comox military base is just to the north. Beautiful sandy beach with relatively warm water in summer for BC. Views of the snow-capped mainland mountains. Very busy in summer with families.

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Spot forecast for Kye Bay

Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 18:18

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

Next tides

High tide Mon 19 · 19:39 · 2.9 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 02:39 · 1.3 m
High tide Tue 20 · 09:33 · 2.9 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 15:19 · 2 m

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Kye Bay: 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

179h

in July · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 17 rideable days a month and 179 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is February, at 4 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 21%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is November, with 153 mm.

Monthly averages: Kye Bay

Monthly averages — Kye Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	4.5	17 h	5 °C	148 mm
February	4.0	25 h	6 °C	75 mm
March	5.5	27 h	9 °C	128 mm
April	16.0	107 h	13 °C	27 mm
May	17.0	119 h	17 °C	36 mm
June	18.5	137 h	20 °C	12 mm
July	21.5	179 h	25 °C	6 mm
August	15.0	81 h	24 °C	21 mm
September	12.5	76 h	20 °C	66 mm
October	9.0	46 h	12 °C	99 mm
November	4.5	31 h	9 °C	153 mm
December	4.0	20 h	7 °C	146 mm

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Technical details of Kye Bay spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Flat to choppy water. Sandy bottom. Moderate fetch from the NE across the Georgia Strait. Shallow water for a good distance. No significant waves. Light coastal current.

Hazards

Very busy swimming zone in summer — respect swimmers. Proximity to CFB Comox military base — do not approach restricted areas. Floating logs. Cold water. Military aircraft flying over the area.

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