Spots Nearby
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Fort Ebey:
25.5 km
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The Mill:
27.4 km
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Penn Cove:
32.4 km
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Joseph Whidbey State Park:
32.8 km
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Angeles Point:
33.2 km
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Elwha:
34.1 km
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Salt Creek:
43.7 km
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Crescent Bay:
45.2 km
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Twins:
45.4 km
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Bywater Bay:
48.8 km
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General Information
Level:3-10 Season:May 1 — October 1 -
This is a place that might appeal to surfers who like to feel like they are in a wide open space with nothing around but nature. It feels like you’ve walked into the middle of the ocean and have only a thin strip of sand connecting you to the mainland.
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Beach
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Access is public and free, but it’s a bit of a hike to get here. Once you’ve walked in, you’ll find a decent sandy beach that is clean and pretty much empty unless the waves are good, in which case you might find a handful of other surfers out.
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Wind&Waves
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The wind is good here when it comes out of the southeast, and works in opposition to the swell which comes from the northwest. It works at high tide position on a rising tide, and the waves start at about 2m high though They don’t get a whole lot bigger, maxing out at about 3m. The waves break to the left, over a sandbar, and they are hollow but tend to lack speed and power. Length is usually short, reaching just 50m on most days, but on a good day the length can be as much as 150m.
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Facilities
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There’s nothing here apart from the lighthouse, the beach and the waves. You won’t even be able to drive anywhere near as it’s a nature reserve and in any case the only access is across a sandy spit of land.
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Safety
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The lighthouse wasn’t put here for show, it was because of the strong currents that posed a big danger to shipping, so surfers would do well to take note of them and be sure they can paddle well.