Sandy Point
5:45 AM
8:30 PM
Current conditions at 5/2 8:59 AM - CW1394 Sandy Pt. Shores - 2 km away.
Wind Forecast
May-2 Thursday 2-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| Temp F | 45 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 50 | |||||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | |||||||||||
May-3 Friday 3-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |||
| Temp F | 48 | 46 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 54 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | |||||||||||
May-4 Saturday 4-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Temp F | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 50 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.6 | ||||||
May-5 Sunday 5-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Temp F | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 50 | 50 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | ||||
May-6 Monday 6-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | |||
| Temp F | 48 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 50 | |||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.9 | |||||||
May-7 Tuesday 7-May | 2 am | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2pm | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Direction | |||||||||||
| Speed (knots) | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Temp F | 48 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 54 | |||||
| Precip (mm/3hr) | 0.9 | ||||||||||
Current Observation Data aggregated by Synoptic and WCG-ITX.com. Forecast data from Environment Canada
Nearby Stations
The following stations are near this spot.
| Name | ICAO | Date | Distance (Km) | Wind Speed | Direction | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTSOUND/ORCAS | KORS | 5/2 9:15 AM | 18.2 | 6 | Active | ||
| BURLINGTON/MT V | KBVS | 5/2 9:15 AM | 41.5 | 0 | Active | ||
| SATURNA ISL (MAP | CWEZ | 5/2 9:00 AM | 25.2 | 4 | Active | ||
| WHITE ROCK AUTOB | CWWK | 5/2 9:00 AM | 26.2 | 2 | Active | ||
| ABBOTSFORD AIRPO | CYXX | 5/2 9:00 AM | 36.3 | 2 | Active | ||
| P. MEADOWS CS AU | CWMM | 5/2 9:00 AM | 47.9 | 2 | Active | ||
| CW1394 Sandy Pt. Shores | C1394 | 5/2 8:59 AM | 1.6 | 2 | Active | ||
| CW3375 Ferndale | C3375 | 5/2 8:56 AM | 11.6 | 3 | Active | ||
| NS7V-1 Lummi Island | AU582 | 5/2 8:55 AM | 6.8 | 1 | Active | ||
| BELLINGHAM | KBLI | 5/2 8:53 AM | 12.8 | 6 | Active | ||
| FRIDAY HARBOR | KFHR | 5/2 8:53 AM | 38.5 | Active | |||
| CW0213 Ferndale | C0213 | 5/2 8:45 AM | 11.0 | 1 | Active | ||
| EW1976 Ferndale | E1976 | 5/2 8:45 AM | 15.8 | 0 | Active | ||
| Cherry Point | CHYW1 | 9.3 | Active | ||||
| Selhaem Bellingham Bay | 46118 | 12.4 | Active | ||||
| N7DTY Bellingham | AV482 | 13.1 | Active | ||||
| FW7410 Eastsound | F7410 | 15.1 | Active | ||||
| FW6289 Bellingham | F6289 | 15.3 | Active | ||||
| BURLINGTON/MT V | K75S | 41.5 | Active | ||||
| KELP REEFS 71036 | CWZO | 46.9 | Active |
Spot Details
A pretty cushy spot to kite, the launch is a private vacant lot that is used by the entire community. Some day it will be developed but theres loads of tribal issues and who knows when a permit can be obtained.
Sandy is mostly kited on winter SEs that are to cruddy for Bellingham Bay, also winter high tides are a problem in Bellinghan, but tide is never a problem at Sandy. Its not kited to often because Locust Ave is closer to Bellingham and usually works the same. However, Sandy is exposed to more directions, winter SEs are the main reason we go there, the rare NWs that blow down the Straits of Georgia create some awesome wind waves, winter NEs that crank out of the Frasier River Valley hit Sandy. NEs are not kited much because they are damn cold and the wind is basically straight offshore, next stop the San Juan Islands
Wind: SE, S, W, NW, NE
Tide: never a problem
Parking/Access: park along road, be cool to the residents
Things to watch out for: NE winds are offshore, no room downwind for error. NW winds usually create mushy breaking waves that create a lot of current making it a little tough to stay upwind