Surf and Camping Weekend

Seminar

Surf and Camping Weekend - Hobuck Beach & Neah Bay

Join A weekend of kayak surfing, rock gardening, and coastal paddling at Hobuck.

  • Fri, Feb 7, 2025 — Mon, Feb 10, 2025
  • Seattle Sea Kayaking
  • Sea Kayaking
  • Adults
  • Sea Kayak IV/V
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 5.0 nm

This kayak seminar is an opportunity for experienced paddlers to paddle together on the coast at Hobuck.  We’ll go out to Hobuck, camp together, cook some meals together, and do some paddles in conditions that may range from fun to challenging.  On any given day groups may choose to 

  • Surf if the waves area good
  • Paddle the coast
  • Paddle the straight if the ocean is too rough
  • Rock garden at Waahah island
  • A car-shuttle trip along the straight
  • Hiking to cape Flattery, ShiShi, or other destinations.

Everyone is welcome to join.  However, don’t expect that an experienced leader will organize a trip for you.  This is an opportunity for self-responsible paddlers to organize trips with peers within shared ability to develop skills and confidence.  Some outings may be posted as mountaineers trips and some may simply be private trips with peers.  Come with a sense of your ability and a willingness to take responsibility to make a trip within that ability happen.  We will take shared responsibility for risk management within trips and across trips.  

To support this, we will meet each evening to discuss conditions for the next day and organize into groups of shared interest and ability.  

Because conditions are highly variable, signup for this is low-commitment.  If conditions for the weekend look too rough for your comfort, you are free to cancel.  It is possible the whole event may be cancelled short notice if the forecast looks too uncomfortable.  

Lodging:

 We will be in the north campground.  You can take a cabin or camp.  Camping should be a reasonable option because if it is really rainy/stormy, we may cancel.  

General max conditions

we will cancel if

  • There is a big storm coming through
  • Weekend rain of 1” or more
  • Costal winds consistently over 25kt

Dates may shift a little for conditions.

This activity is for everyone who wishes to come out to Hobuck beach for the weekend, not for any specific trip.

Arrive sometime on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.  Depart Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday.  Participants may come for more or less.  Dates may shift a little for conditions.

A possible alternate date is Feb 28th to Mar 3.  I anticipate posting a similar trip to Tofino for April 4-7.

Route/Place

Hobuck Beach & Neah Bay



  • Custom Correct North Olympic Coast

    Green Trails Cape Flattery No. 98S

    MapTech Cape Flattery to Whidbey Island No. 103

    Sea Trails Strait of Juan de Fuca & Crescent Lake WA301

    Sea Trails Roadless Coast, Neah Bay to Ruby Beach WA302

    NOAA Cape Flattery No. 18485

    Green Trails Olympic Coast Beaches No. 99S
  • See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

Bring the kayaking essentials, including

  • Protection such as Helmet
  • Planning:  charts, tide tables, and weather forecasts
  • Incident management:  towing, spare clothing, first aid, etc
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