Go to Whidbey Island from hwy 20 turn west on libbey Rd follow the signs to the state park once past the gate(which foils the earliest dawn patrols)follow road to the right down the hill and park. follow the boardwalk to the break. If it's working and ther is already 3 or 4 guys on it, wait your turn it can't hold a crowd. bring a crappy board you are gonna drill it into the rocks if you try to milk all the wave.
Wait for the largest Swell of the season to catch it for sure. but worth a check even on a good west wind there maybe a little wave waiting. Real sloppy. Less reliable than Point Roberts but has enough potential to catch a small wave if you live in Northern Washington. Watch for a good wind (15Kt to 25+Kt) blowing in from the west before going out. Waves range from 1' to 4'.
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Atmosphere
Also check out Joseph Whidbey State Park near by. It has free parking (outside the gate) right next to the beach.
If you are an outsider, being timid is the best key. Islanders rule this spot (being on whidbey island) and generally have the right of way. Kooks are often chased from the water, though rare. A good crowd runs this place.
Cool laid back crowd, but can get pissed off with the presence of kooks. Waves are often shared generously between everyone. Many surfers know each other so outsiders stand out. This is a fickle spot and when it goes it goes. On a dry spell it is advised that you dont drop in on anybody, waveless locals get a bit upset when the big sessions come and they get snaked after waiting weeks for a good break.
General
This is the ultra mysto spot! if you can get this place wired you are either a weather guru or a kneeboarding local!
What happened to Bob F?
I just read the comment about Bob F., what a bummer. What happened to him? Last time I saw him was on an epic day at another fickle break on the penninsula many years ago. I haven't surfed ebey in a decade but spent my teenage years trying to get it with my dad. I got fed up with all the skunking and towards the end the crowds, so moved to the coast and have vowed to never move away from the coast again. Well it saddens me to here about Bob, he had a lot stoke. If Hazen, Doug, Brett, or any of the other guys that new me are still around, if you read this hope you guys are getting some waves and life is treating you well. I really don't understand why people are posting these spots on the internet, it just puts more people in the water, more people waiting for those 1/2 hour windows of knee high perfection that come maybe once a year. RIP Bob, you will be missed...
comment by bruce slater, 2009-08-28 22:55:57
206 go home
the guy in the van will surf circles around you kooks kooks not allowed go home and worship obama
comment by Big D , 2009-09-07 04:01:35