Island County

Oak Harbor, WA

03/21/2025 | 2:45 pm

Bluff Report
by Paul Belanger

User Submitted Data

Bluff Overview

a rocky hillside with trees (MyCoast AI)

Bluff height: >80'

Bluff sediment type/geology:

  • Sand
  • Gravels
  • Cobbles
  • Rock
  • Mixed

Bluff vegetation:

  • None

Groundwater seeps?: No

Profile shape: Convex

Profile

a rocky beach with trees and a body of water in the background with Calvert Cliffs State Park in the background (MyCoast AI)

Bluff undercut?: No

Bluff slide deposits?: No

Does the slide deposit material match material observed in the bluff above?: Yes

Does the deposit size or scarp appear to be changing?: Yes

What sediment sizes are present at the beach?:

  • Sand
  • Gravels
  • Cobbles
  • Rock
  • Mixed

The toe has remnants all the way to the water edge. Some of the rocks on the beach are part of the original conglomerate that came down and have been eroded in the last 3-4 years

Tidal Overview

5 hours 39 minutes after high tide

Data from Crescent Harbor, N. Whidbey Island (5.3 miles away)

High Tide (Predicted): 9:06 am, 9.6' MLLW

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Weather Overview

Wind Speed: 12.8 MPH

Wind Direction: W (280°)

Temperature: 49℉

Rainfall (Calendar Day): 0.012"

Rainfall (Past 24 Hours): 0.01"

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