Silverdale - Dyes Inlet kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United States · Washington

Spot currently openIntermediate level 47.64 | -122.69

Overview

Silverdale - Dyes Inlet is a kitesurfing spot in a narrow arm of Puget Sound, on the Kitsap Peninsula, near Silverdale and Bremerton. Dyes Inlet is a sheltered and shallow body of water, offering calm conditions. The spot works with south to southwest winds. Close to Bremerton Naval Base and the town of Silverdale with all services. Tides strongly influence this narrow body of water.

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Spot forecast for Silverdale - Dyes Inlet

Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 18:13

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

Next tides

  • Low tide · 1.6 m
  • High tide · 3.6 m
  • Low tide · 2.4 m
  • High tide · 3.6 m

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Silverdale - Dyes Inlet: 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

100h

in December · 13 rideable days

The season runs from October to December, peaking in December: 12 rideable days a month and 100 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is July, at 2.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 January: 6.5 rideable days J February: 7.5 rideable days F March: 13 rideable days M April: 7 rideable days A May: 12 rideable days M June: 5.5 rideable days J July: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d J August: 7 rideable days A September: 5 rideable days S October: 11 rideable days O November: 10.5 rideable days N December: 13 rideable days13 d D 0 5 10 15 January: 6.5 rideable days J February: 7.5 rideable days F March: 13 rideable days M April: 7 rideable days A May: 12 rideable days M June: 5.5 rideable days J July: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d J August: 7 rideable days A September: 5 rideable days S October: 11 rideable days O November: 10.5 rideable days N December: 13 rideable days13 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 90%13-20 knots · 10%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 90% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is November, with 155 mm.

Monthly averages: Silverdale - Dyes Inlet
Monthly averages — Silverdale - Dyes Inlet — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 6.5 39 h 7 °C 128 mm
February 7.5 57 h 8 °C 104 mm
March 13.0 105 h 11 °C 82 mm
April 7.0 67 h 15 °C 33 mm
May 12.0 83 h 19 °C 28 mm
June 5.5 47 h 22 °C 22 mm
July 2.5 20 h 27 °C 2 mm
August 7.0 56 h 26 °C 43 mm
September 5.0 29 h 23 °C 44 mm
October 11.0 81 h 15 °C 69 mm
November 10.5 66 h 11 °C 155 mm
December 13.0 100 h 9 °C 134 mm

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Technical details of Silverdale - Dyes Inlet spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Dyes Inlet with cold saltwater (8-14°C/46-57°F). A 4/3 to 5/3mm wetsuit. Flat water to light chop in this sheltered inlet. Shallow at low tide. Muddy to sandy bottom. Moderate tidal currents at the inlet entrance.

Hazards

Cold water — hypothermia. Low tide reducing rideable area. Military maritime traffic from Bremerton Naval Base (aircraft carriers, submarines). Currents at the inlet entrance. Muddy bottom.

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