Overview

Blown Kiteboarding (Blown Island) is the main spot of the Blown Kiteboarding school, located on the soundside of Bogue Banks near Emerald Isle. The spot is on Bogue Sound, a sheltered body of water between the barrier island and the mainland. The water is flat and shallow — ideal conditions for learning. Blown Kiteboarding is one of the most reputable schools on the Crystal Coast, offering lessons, rentals and excursions. Bogue Sound is tide-influenced, unlike Pamlico Sound.

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Sunrise 07:17 · Sunset 18:27

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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 · 08:53 · 0.5 m
High tide Tue 20 · 15:17 · 1.3 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 21:34 · 0.5 m
High tide Wed 21 · 03:47 · 1.3 m

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Blown Kiteboarding (Blown 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

288h

in May · 30.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 28 rideable days a month and 288 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is November, at 22 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 86%13-20 knots · 14%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 86% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 11 °C. The wettest month is August, with 238 mm.

Monthly averages: Blown Kiteboarding (Blown island)

Monthly averages — Blown Kiteboarding (Blown 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	25.5	193 h	11 °C	43 mm
February	23.0	213 h	14 °C	59 mm
March	28.0	290 h	19 °C	218 mm
April	28.5	323 h	23 °C	61 mm
May	30.5	288 h	26 °C	186 mm
June	27.5	274 h	29 °C	184 mm
July	28.5	316 h	31 °C	147 mm
August	26.5	227 h	29 °C	238 mm
September	25.5	256 h	27 °C	206 mm
October	25.5	231 h	23 °C	61 mm
November	22.0	181 h	19 °C	19 mm
December	24.5	186 h	13 °C	109 mm

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Technical details of Blown Kiteboarding (Blown island) spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Flat water on Bogue Sound — ideal conditions for lessons and learning. Shallow depth, you can stand over a large area. Sandy bottom. Bogue Sound is tide-influenced — check tide times. At low tide, sandbars emerge. Water is warm in summer. Area shared with kite school.

Hazards

Light but present tidal current — check tide times. Stingrays — do the stingray shuffle. Jellyfish in summer. Area shared with beginners and students — ride with caution. Afternoon thunderstorms possible in summer. Respect the school's teaching zones.

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