Puget Sound · Salish Sea

Boating Conditions for Overthinkers

14-day outlooks by Washington marine area · tides, currents, wind against suggested limits

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Marine Area 11 — Tacoma-Vashon Island — not covered hereMarine Area 13 — South Puget Sound — not covered hereMarine Area 2 — Westport-Ocean Shores — not covered hereMarine Area 3 — Lapush — not covered hereMarine Area 4 — Neah Bay — not covered hereMarine Area 5 — Sekiu and Pillar Point — not covered hereMarine Area 6 — East Juan de Fuca Strait — not covered hereMarine Area 10 — Seattle-Bremerton AreaMarine Area 12 — Hood CanalMarine Area 7 — San Juan IslandsMarine Area 8-1 — Deception Pass, Hope Island, and Skagit BayMarine Area 8-2 — Ports Susan and GardnerMarine Area 9 — Admiralty Inlet101278-18-29EverettSeattleQuilceneFriday HarborDeception PassPort TownsendBremertonPleasant HbrRoche HarborCoupevillePriest PointBush PointPoulsboSeabeckGreenbankKayak PointUnionAnacortesEdmondsBellinghamPort Ludlow

Boundaries are WDFW's own (WDFW Recreational Fishing Areas (geodataservices.wdfw.wa.gov)), simplified for drawing. Tinted by today's rating. Not for navigation — carry a chart.

Marine Area 8-2Marginal today

7 straight days in the green band, Nov 1–7, with Friday the 6th the standout

Home water. Port Gardner, the Tulalip Bubble and Hat Island.

Today 10.0 kt7 good days in 14Next good day Sun Nov 1
Marine Area 9Rough today

7 straight days in the green band, Nov 1–7, with Friday the 6th the standout

The gate. Everything north or west crosses it, and the current here is real — not the half knot Possession Sound runs.

Today 20.0 kt7 good days in 14Next good day Sun Nov 1
Marine Area 8-1Marginal today

7 straight days in the green band, Nov 1–7, with Sunday the 1st the standout

First hop north. Langley, Camano, La Conner — protected water and a walkable waterfront at the end of it.

Today 12.4 kt7 good days in 14Next good day Sun Nov 1
Marine Area 7Rough today

7 straight days in the green band, Nov 1–7, with Sunday the 1st the standout

The destination. Anchorages and towns both, and the longest open crossings on the route.

Today 16.9 kt7 good days in 14Next good day Sun Nov 1
Marine Area 10Good today

7 straight days in the green band, Nov 1–7, with Friday the 6th the standout

South run. Poulsbo, Blake Island, Shilshole.

Today 10.0 kt8 good days in 14Next good day Sun Nov 1
Marine Area 12Marginal today

7 straight days in the green band, Nov 1–7, with Tuesday the 3rd the standout

Quiet and scenic, and a long way in and back out again.

Today 10.0 kt7 good days in 14Next good day Sun Nov 1

Built from NOAA tide and current predictions, NWS coastal zone forecasts and the MET Norway model. Not an official forecast — there is no Coast Guard wind limit for recreational boats, and the one official threshold is the NWS Small Craft Advisory at 20–33 kt sustained. The limits used here sit at roughly half that: a comfort line, not a safety one. Seasons are verified by hand for Marine Area 8-2 only — confirm everything with WDFW and the DOH shellfish safety map.