Where to surf if you live in Seattle, WA

[caracas_surf]

Hi guys
I am from Venezuela, recently I got an offer for my dream job in Seattle, they only thing stopping me is surfing
I really need to know if I will have to quit my surfing life or not. Where to go surfing if you live in Seattle (Redmond)?
I just google a bit a found Westport, how far is that by car? any other spot? how consistent and good are the waves?
many thanks.
Im really worried about losing my favourite sport
Cheers. Sal

[billie_morini]

You do not need to give up surfing in Seattle. You need:
1) to know where the breaks are, and
2) thick wetsuit, booties, and gloves.

Westport is about 150km from Seattle as the crow flies. There are more than 50 surf breaks in Seattle region. About 2/3 of them within Washington are not far from Seattle. There are also surf breaks in British Columbia, Canada to the north of Seattle, too.

Look for a private message from me with more information.

[nico_R_22]

Take the dream job bro! Westport has world class waves!! I grew up there and have lived in Puerto Rico, Kauai Island, Ecuador and Peru, and Westport gets as good as anywhere , but with less people : D .. There are lots of barrels , a long right pointbreak, a tubing shorebreak, and jettis that form left pointbreaks. They get consistent swell almost all year long, and some really big big swells come in from the Aleutians . Also in the summer we get fun south swells that peal down the beach .

Then if you want to explore, Oregon and the Strait of Juan de Fuca have some of the longest lefts in North America !