This page may be out of date. It was built a while ago, and the forecast is meant to refresh every hour. Treat the numbers below as history until it catches up — what runs the build.
7 straight days in the green band, Nov 1–7, with Friday the 6th the standout
Wind goes past the 10-knot green line on 4 days — Thu the 29th, Fri the 30th, Sat the 31st. Everything else is inside the line, so rain and cloud decide the rest. 1 day carry meaningful rain, heaviest on Friday.
Friday Nov 6 is the pick: peak wind 2.5 kt, 0.00 in of rain, 54°F at the warmest, and a 8.9 ft tidal range. Thursday the 5th is the next best at 3.5 kt.
Green — comfortableYellow — workableOrange — rough for a small boatRed — small-craft advisory rangeGray — no forecast
Green up to 12 kt and 2 ft — comfortableYellow to 18 kt or 4 ft — workable, you will notice itOrange to 24 kt or 6 ft — rough for a small boatRed beyond 24 kt or 6 ft, or any time NWS has a Small Craft Advisory or worse in effectGray past the model’s reach — tide only, no wind forecast exists yet
The listed season ran through Sept 30; the 2026–27 rules show no October opening for the open area. Closed now — the Edmonds pier is the exception (below).
Northern Hood Canal fishery
Closed
Aug 1 – Sept 30 (ended)
2 no min. size
Followed the area-wide rule and closed Sept 30; no further opening is listed.
Dungeness crab
Open
Winter: Oct 1 – Dec 31 7 days a week
5 males min. 6¼″
Winter season reopened Oct 1 – Dec 31, seven days a week (WDFW emergency rule, Sept 29, 2026). Males only, minimum 6¼″; release soft-shell, females and undersized. Retain the back shell in the field. A winter catch record card is required.
Red rock & tanner crab
Open
Oct 1 – Dec 31 same as Dungeness
6 either sex
Red rock minimum 5″, tanner 4.5″, either sex — six of each per day. Open the same winter dates as the Dungeness season, Oct 1 – Dec 31.
Pacific halibut
Check
Dates set separately
1 annual limit 6
No minimum size. Dates are set by quota and close early when it is taken. Descending device required aboard. Confirm on WDFW's halibut page.
Lingcod
Closed
May 1 – June 15 (spear May 21 – Jun 15)
1 26″–36″
Hook and line May 1 – June 15; spearfishing May 21 – June 15, maximum 36″. Closed the rest of the year.
Cabezon
Open
May 1 – Nov 30
1 min. size 18″
Open now. Counts toward the bottomfish aggregate.
Rockfish
Closed
Closed all year
—
Closed to fishing for, retaining or possessing. Carry a descending device.
Admiralty Head / Keystone
Closed
All year
—
The Admiralty Head Marine Preserve and Keystone Conservation Area are closed year-round. They sit right where the crossing lands on the Whidbey side.
Edmonds Public Fishing Pier
Open
Year-round
2 Chinook min. 22″
The pier runs its own year-round season and allows Chinook at 22″ where the surrounding water does not.
Clams, oysters, mussels
Check
By beach
—
Each beach has its own season and biotoxin status. Biotoxins are not destroyed by cooking or freezing. Check the DOH map the day you dig. WDFW updated MA9 public beaches Sept 30, 2026 — several Admiralty-side beaches were closed; confirm on the DOH map.
Area 9 is the gate, and it has its own rules on both shores. The Admiralty Head preserve on the Whidbey side and the Edmonds pier on the mainland side are both exceptions to the area-wide season, in opposite directions.
This is a convenience summary, not the regulations.
Seasons move on short notice, and this table was transcribed from the published rules and has not been checked by hand.
Confirm on WDFW's emergency rules page or the Fish Washington app
before you leave the dock, and check shellfish on the
DOH
Shellfish Safety Map or the biotoxin hotline at 1-800-562-5632.
Recent WDFW notices mentioning this water. These are WDFW's own headlines — read the notice, not this summary of it.
WDFW samplers meet boats at the ramp and count what is in them. These are the checks in Marine Area 9 over the last 45 days — fish actually counted, not fish reported. Sorted by anglers checked.
Ramp
Sampled
Anglers
Fish
Per angler
Mostly
Last
Everett Ramp
11 checks
2555
2953
1.16
Coho 2944, Chinook 8, Chum 1
Sep 30
Mukilteo Lighthouse Park (State Park Public Ramp)
9 checks
487
615
1.26
Coho 605, Halibut 9, Chinook 1
Sep 30
Kingston Public Ramp
11 checks
336
327
0.97
Coho 327
Oct 25
Shilshole Public Ramp
14 checks
253
309
1.22
Coho 309
Oct 3
Camano Island State Park Public Ramp
8 checks
113
118
1.04
Coho 118
Sep 30
Armeni Public Ramp
7 checks
94
114
1.21
Coho 113, Chinook 1
Oct 3
Fort Casey Public Ramp and Shore (Keystone)
3 checks
83
51
0.61
Coho 51
Sep 30
Marrowstone Beach
2 checks
14
1
0.07
Coho 1
Sep 18
Per angler is fish divided by anglers checked at that ramp, across every check in the window — it mixes salmon, lingcod and halibut trips together, and one good weekend can carry a whole month. A ramp with few checks is a small sample, not a slow ramp. Figures come from WDFW's Puget Sound sampling summaries, which are published on WDFW's own schedule and can run a week or more behind.
A trace of rain, not enough to matter, wind easing off through the day, peaking 20.0 kt SSE, 51°F at the warmest. Both the wind and the sea are over the suggested limits.
12 PM · now
48°
↑ SSE 14.2 kt
Partly cloudy
ebb 0.4 kt
5 PM
50°
↖ SE 10.5 kt
Partly cloudy
flood 0.1 kt
11 PM
44°
↑ SSE 7.2 kt
Partly cloudy
ebb 1.4 kt
Peak wind vs. suggested limit20.0 kt at 2 PM · suggested limit 10 kt
04812 kt
Wind through the daymodel, hourly
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Tide · local
range 12.8 ft
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Low
01:04
-3.0 ft
High
08:51
9.8 ft
Low
13:38
7.8 ft
High
17:41
9.1 ft
Current
max 1.46 kt
Slack
02:12
—
Flood
05:41
1.32
Slack
08:59
—
Ebb
10:51
0.50
Slack
14:37
—
Flood
15:59
0.20
Slack
18:01
—
Ebb
22:42
1.46
Sun 07:50 – 17:58
Daylight 10h 08m
Moon Waning gibbous, 88%
Rain 0.04 in
Visibility Fog watch · spread 0.9°F
Limiter Wind and seas over limit
Open Crab · Cabezon
Sources split — the zone forecast has wind to 20 kt, the model 15.4 kt. Taking the zone forecast; it is the authoritative product at this range. Range 12.8 ft. High 9.8 ft at 08:51. Low -3.0 ft at 01:04. Big range — expect real current in the channel.
FriOct 30Workablepeak 10.1 kt SE · Chop, 1–2 ft
Showery, 0.17 in, gray to start and clearing out by evening, wind building to 10.1 kt SE by 3 PM, 47°F at the warmest. Showers are the only thing against it.
5 AM
40°
→ WNW 3.7 kt
Fog
flood 0.7 kt
11 AM
45°
← E 2.7 kt
Rain
ebb 0.3 kt
5 PM
47°
↖ SE 8.2 kt
Partly cloudy
slack
11 PM
43°
↑ SSE 7.0 kt
Clear
ebb 1.1 kt
Peak wind vs. suggested limit10.1 kt at 3 PM · suggested limit 10 kt
04812 kt
Wind through the daymodel, hourly
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Tide · local
range 12.6 ft
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Low
01:54
-2.8 ft
High
09:55
9.8 ft
Low
14:49
8.0 ft
High
18:16
8.6 ft
Current
max 1.27 kt
Slack
03:02
—
Flood
06:35
1.27
Slack
09:51
—
Ebb
12:10
0.63
Slack
16:15
—
Slack
18:56
—
Ebb
23:59
1.17
Sun 07:51 – 17:56
Daylight 10h 05m
Moon Waning gibbous, 80%
Rain 0.17 in
Visibility Patchy fog 04:00–06:00 · 41%
Limiter Showers
Open Crab · Cabezon
Sources split — the zone forecast has wind to 5 kt, the model 10.1 kt. Taking the zone forecast; it is the authoritative product at this range. Range 12.6 ft. High 9.8 ft at 09:55. Low -2.8 ft at 01:54. Big range — expect real current in the channel.
SatOct 31Fogpeak 10.9 kt NW · Chop, 1–2 ft
Dry, wind building to 10.9 kt NW by 7 PM, 48°F at the warmest. Wind and water are both fine; you will not be able to see — dense fog 02:00–09:00, worst around 03:00.
5 AM
39°
↑ SSW 3.9 kt
Fog
flood 0.2 kt
11 AM
44°
↘ NW 2.9 kt
Partly cloudy
slack
5 PM
47°
↘ NW 10.5 kt
Overcast
ebb 0.1 kt
11 PM
46°
↘ NW 7.4 kt
Partly cloudy
ebb 0.4 kt
Peak wind vs. suggested limit10.9 kt at 7 PM · suggested limit 10 kt
04812 kt
Wind through the daymodel, hourly
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Tide · local
range 11.9 ft
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Low
02:49
-2.1 ft
High
11:00
9.8 ft
Low
16:31
7.8 ft
High
19:08
8.0 ft
Current
max 1.16 kt
Slack
04:00
—
Flood
07:33
1.16
Slack
10:41
—
Ebb
13:17
0.80
Slack
18:05
—
Flood
19:55
0.11
Slack
21:02
—
Sun 07:53 – 17:54
Daylight 10h 02m
Moon Waning gibbous, 71%
Rain 0.00 in
Visibility Dense fog 02:00–09:00 · 100%
Limiter Fog
Open Crab · Cabezon
Best windowAbout 7 AM to 2 PM.
Sources split — the zone forecast has wind to 5 kt, the model 10.9 kt. Taking the zone forecast; it is the authoritative product at this range. Range 11.9 ft. High 9.8 ft at 11:00. Low -2.1 ft at 02:49. Big range — expect real current in the channel.
SunNov 1Goodpeak 10.0 kt NNW · 2 ft (zone forecast)
Dry, clear throughout, wind easing off through the day, peaking 10.0 kt NNW, 50°F at the warmest. Inside the limits, but not by much — watch it before you commit.
5 AM
46°
↘ NW 7.2 kt
Clear
flood 0.1 kt
11 AM
50°
↓ NNW 8.0 kt
Clear
ebb 0.1 kt
5 PM
49°
↘ NW 5.1 kt
Clear
ebb 0.1 kt
11 PM
43°
→ WNW 2.3 kt
Clear
ebb 0.1 kt
Peak wind vs. suggested limit10.0 kt at 10 AM · suggested limit 10 kt
04812 kt
Wind through the daymodel, 4 points, 6-hourly
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Tide · local
range 11.0 ft
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Low
02:48
-1.2 ft
High
10:59
9.7 ft
Low
18:29
7.0 ft
High
19:50
7.1 ft
Current
max 1.05 kt
Ebb
01:21
1.01
Slack
04:09
—
Flood
07:35
1.05
Slack
10:30
—
Ebb
13:06
0.93
Slack
17:52
—
Flood
20:15
0.29
Slack
22:11
—
Sun 06:54 – 16:53
Daylight 9h 59m
Moon Waning gibbous, 61%
Rain 0.00 in
Visibility Clear · spread 7.2°F
Limiter Close to wind limit
Open Crab · Cabezon
Best windowAbout 10 AM to 4 PM.
Range 11.0 ft. High 9.7 ft at 10:59. Low -1.2 ft at 02:48. Big range — expect real current in the channel.
MonNov 2Goodpeak 5.0 kt NNW · Ripples, under 6 in
Dry, wind building to 5.0 kt NNW by 4 PM, 49°F at the warmest.
5 AM
41°
→ WNW 1.0 kt
Mostly clear
slack
11 AM
46°
↑ SSE 1.2 kt
Partly cloudy
slack
5 PM
49°
↓ NNW 3.5 kt
Overcast
ebb 0.2 kt
11 PM
44°
↘ NW 3.1 kt
Overcast
flood 0.1 kt
Peak wind vs. suggested limit5.0 kt at 4 PM · suggested limit 10 kt
04812 kt
Wind through the daymodel, 4 points, 6-hourly
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Tide · local
range 9.9 ft
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Low
03:52
-0.1 ft
High
11:49
9.7 ft
Low
19:12
5.8 ft
High
21:42
6.4 ft
Current
max 0.99 kt
Ebb
01:42
0.95
Slack
05:20
—
Flood
08:37
0.99
Slack
11:18
—
Ebb
13:57
0.99
Slack
18:32
—
Flood
21:17
0.45
Slack
23:27
—
Sun 06:56 – 16:51
Daylight 9h 55m
Moon Last quarter, 50%
Rain 0.00 in
Visibility Fog watch · spread 2.0°F (spread only)
Limiter Nothing — clean
Open Crab · Cabezon
Best windowAbout 10 AM to 4 PM.
Range 9.9 ft. High 9.7 ft at 11:49. Low -0.1 ft at 03:52.
Days 6–10 · Model guidance
MET Norway, run 2026-10-29T17:19:37Z
TueNov 3Excellentpeak 7.0 kt NW · Light chop, ~1 ft
Dry, gray to start and clearing out by evening, wind building to 7.0 kt NW by 4 PM, 52°F at the warmest.
5 AM
44°
↓ NNW 4.3 kt
Overcast
ebb 0.4 kt
11 AM
52°
↓ NNW 4.5 kt
Clear
flood 0.4 kt
5 PM
51°
↘ NW 7.0 kt
Clear
ebb 0.6 kt
11 PM
47°
↘ NW 7.0 kt
Clear
flood 0.3 kt
Peak wind vs. suggested limit7.0 kt at 4 PM · suggested limit 10 kt
04812 kt
Wind through the daymodel, 4 points, 6-hourly
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Tide · local
range 8.7 ft
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Low
04:59
1.0 ft
High
12:29
9.7 ft
Low
19:45
4.5 ft
High
23:44
6.2 ft
Current
max 1.05 kt
Ebb
03:17
0.96
Slack
06:22
—
Flood
09:31
0.99
Slack
12:06
—
Ebb
14:54
1.05
Slack
19:16
—
Flood
22:04
0.54
Sun 06:57 – 16:50
Daylight 9h 52m
Moon Waning crescent, 40%
Rain 0.00 in
Visibility Fog watch · spread 1.6°F (spread only)
Limiter Nothing — clean
Open Crab · Cabezon
Best windowAbout 10 AM to 4 PM.
Range 8.7 ft. High 9.7 ft at 12:29. Low 1.0 ft at 04:59.
WedNov 4Excellentpeak 8.2 kt NW · Light chop, ~1 ft
Dry, wind easing off through the day, peaking 8.2 kt NW, 53°F at the warmest.
5 AM
47°
↘ NW 8.2 kt
Clear
ebb 0.8 kt
11 AM
52°
↓ NNW 3.5 kt
Clear
flood 0.8 kt
5 PM
53°
↘ NW 3.3 kt
Clear
ebb 0.9 kt
11 PM
48°
↓ N 1.0 kt
Partly cloudy
flood 0.6 kt
Peak wind vs. suggested limit8.2 kt at 4 AM · suggested limit 10 kt
04812 kt
Wind through the daymodel, 4 points, 6-hourly
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Tide · local
range 7.5 ft
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Low
06:04
2.2 ft
High
13:03
9.6 ft
Low
20:14
3.1 ft
Current
max 1.15 kt
Slack
00:22
—
Ebb
04:10
0.96
Slack
07:08
—
Flood
10:16
1.00
Slack
12:51
—
Ebb
15:51
1.15
Slack
20:03
—
Flood
22:47
0.56
Sun 06:59 – 16:48
Daylight 9h 49m
Moon Waning crescent, 30%
Rain 0.00 in
Visibility Clear · spread 5.4°F
Limiter Nothing — clean
Open Crab · Cabezon
Best windowAbout 10 AM to 4 PM.
Range 7.5 ft. High 9.6 ft at 13:03. Low 2.2 ft at 06:04. Neap tides — little water moving.
ThuNov 5Goodpeak 3.5 kt SSE · Ripples, under 6 in
Dry, overcast all day, wind steady, peaking 3.5 kt SSE, 52°F at the warmest.
5 AM
46°
↑ S 0.4 kt
Partly cloudy
ebb 0.9 kt
11 AM
49°
↑ SSE 3.5 kt
Overcast
flood 1.0 kt
5 PM
52°
← E 1.6 kt
Partly cloudy
ebb 1.3 kt
11 PM
48°
↗ SW 1.4 kt
Overcast
flood 0.5 kt
Peak wind vs. suggested limit3.5 kt at 10 AM · suggested limit 10 kt
04812 kt
Wind through the daymodel, 4 points, 6-hourly
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Tide · local
range 7.8 ft
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High
01:33
6.6 ft
Low
07:04
3.3 ft
High
13:30
9.6 ft
Low
20:41
1.8 ft
Current
max 1.30 kt
Slack
01:14
—
Ebb
04:44
0.88
Slack
07:44
—
Flood
10:56
0.97
Slack
13:31
—
Ebb
16:38
1.30
Slack
20:47
—
Flood
23:34
0.58
Sun 07:00 – 16:47
Daylight 9h 46m
Moon Waning crescent, 20%
Rain 0.00 in
Visibility Clear · spread 5.9°F
Limiter Nothing — clean
Open Crab · Cabezon
Best windowAbout 10 AM to 4 PM.
Range 7.8 ft. High 9.6 ft at 13:30. Low 1.8 ft at 20:41. Neap tides — little water moving.
FriNov 6Best daypeak 2.5 kt N · Glassy, under 6 in
Dry, wind building to 2.5 kt N by 4 PM, 54°F at the warmest.
5 AM
46°
↑ SSE 0.8 kt
Partly cloudy
ebb 0.8 kt
11 AM
53°
↖ SE 1.6 kt
Clear
flood 0.8 kt
5 PM
54°
↓ N 2.5 kt
Overcast
ebb 1.4 kt
11 PM
48°
↘ NW 2.3 kt
Partly cloudy
flood 0.3 kt
Peak wind vs. suggested limit2.5 kt at 4 PM · suggested limit 10 kt
04812 kt
Wind through the daymodel, 4 points, 6-hourly
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Tide · local
range 8.9 ft
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High
02:53
7.4 ft
Low
07:59
4.4 ft
High
13:52
9.4 ft
Low
21:07
0.5 ft
Current
max 1.48 kt
Slack
02:13
—
Ebb
05:06
0.75
Slack
08:13
—
Flood
11:33
0.87
Slack
14:04
—
Ebb
17:18
1.48
Slack
21:28
—
Sun 07:02 – 16:45
Daylight 9h 43m
Moon Waning crescent, 13%
Rain 0.00 in
Visibility Fog watch · spread 2.2°F (spread only)
Limiter Nothing — clean
Open Crab · Cabezon
Best windowAbout 10 AM to 4 PM.
Range 8.9 ft. High 9.4 ft at 13:52. Low 0.5 ft at 21:07.
SatNov 7Goodpeak 10.7 kt SSE · Chop, 1–2 ft
Dry, overcast all day, wind building to 10.7 kt SSE by 4 PM, 55°F at the warmest. Inside the limits, but not by much — watch it before you commit.
5 AM
43°
↘ NW 2.9 kt
Partly cloudy
ebb 0.5 kt
11 AM
47°
↖ SE 7.4 kt
Overcast
flood 0.5 kt
5 PM
55°
↑ SSE 10.7 kt
Overcast
ebb 1.4 kt
11 PM
—
No guidance
Peak wind vs. suggested limit10.7 kt at 4 PM · suggested limit 10 kt
04812 kt
Wind through the daymodel, 3 points, 6-hourly
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Tide · local
range 9.7 ft
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High
03:57
8.2 ft
Low
08:49
5.5 ft
High
14:11
9.3 ft
Low
21:35
-0.4 ft
Current
max 1.67 kt
Flood
00:27
0.66
Slack
03:19
—
Ebb
05:39
0.59
Slack
08:44
—
Flood
12:10
0.71
Slack
14:29
—
Ebb
17:57
1.67
Slack
22:06
—
Sun 07:03 – 16:44
Daylight 9h 40m
Moon Waning crescent, 6%
Rain 0.00 in
Visibility Fog watch · spread 1.4°F (spread only)
Limiter Close to wind limit
Open Crab · Cabezon
Range 9.7 ft. High 9.3 ft at 14:11. Low -0.4 ft at 21:35.
Days 11–14 · Climate outlook
No model guidance at this range
SunNov 8Tilt onlyCPC tilt
Past the model's reach. Only the seasonal tilt from here — the tide below is still exact.
Temperature
No forecast
Beyond model range
Precipitation
No forecast
Beyond model range
Wind & sea
No forecast
Beyond model range
No wind or sea-state guidance exists at this range — nothing here is a forecast you can plan a departure on. The tide, sun and moon beside it are exact.
Tide · local
range 10.3 ft
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High
04:50
8.9 ft
Low
09:38
6.3 ft
High
14:29
9.1 ft
Low
22:03
-1.1 ft
Current
max 1.81 kt
Flood
01:23
0.84
Slack
04:29
—
Ebb
06:25
0.44
Slack
09:22
—
Flood
12:49
0.50
Slack
14:49
—
Ebb
18:37
1.81
Slack
22:45
—
Sun 07:05 – 16:42
Daylight 9h 37m
Moon Waning crescent, 2%
Precip tilt No forecast
Open Crab · Cabezon
Range 10.3 ft. High 9.1 ft at 14:29. Low -1.1 ft at 22:03.
MonNov 9Tilt onlyCPC tilt
Past the model's reach. Only the seasonal tilt from here — the tide below is still exact.
Temperature
No forecast
Beyond model range
Precipitation
No forecast
Beyond model range
Wind & sea
No forecast
Beyond model range
No wind or sea-state guidance exists at this range — nothing here is a forecast you can plan a departure on. The tide, sun and moon beside it are exact.
Tide · local
range 11.0 ft
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High
05:38
9.5 ft
Low
10:26
7.0 ft
High
14:49
8.9 ft
Low
22:33
-1.6 ft
Current
max 1.87 kt
Flood
02:10
1.10
Slack
05:38
—
Ebb
07:22
0.32
Slack
10:18
—
Flood
13:35
0.28
Slack
15:07
—
Ebb
19:18
1.87
Slack
23:25
—
Sun 07:07 – 16:41
Daylight 9h 34m
Moon New moon, 0%
Precip tilt No forecast
Open Crab · Cabezon
Range 11.0 ft. High 9.5 ft at 05:38. Low -1.6 ft at 22:33. Big range — expect real current in the channel.
TueNov 10Tilt onlyCPC tilt
Past the model's reach. Only the seasonal tilt from here — the tide below is still exact.
Temperature
No forecast
Beyond model range
Precipitation
No forecast
Beyond model range
Wind & sea
No forecast
Beyond model range
No wind or sea-state guidance exists at this range — nothing here is a forecast you can plan a departure on. The tide, sun and moon beside it are exact.
Tide · local
range 11.5 ft
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High
06:23
9.8 ft
Low
11:17
7.5 ft
High
15:12
8.7 ft
Low
23:06
-1.7 ft
Current
max 1.80 kt
Flood
02:53
1.34
Slack
06:40
—
Ebb
09:36
0.30
Slack
12:02
—
Flood
14:26
0.11
Slack
15:24
—
Ebb
20:02
1.80
Sun 07:08 – 16:40
Daylight 9h 31m
Moon New moon, 0%
Precip tilt No forecast
Open Crab · Cabezon
Range 11.5 ft. High 9.8 ft at 06:23. Low -1.7 ft at 23:06. Big range — expect real current in the channel.
WedNov 11Tilt onlyCPC tilt
Past the model's reach. Only the seasonal tilt from here — the tide below is still exact.
Temperature
No forecast
Beyond model range
Precipitation
No forecast
Beyond model range
Wind & sea
No forecast
Beyond model range
No wind or sea-state guidance exists at this range — nothing here is a forecast you can plan a departure on. The tide, sun and moon beside it are exact.
Tide · local
range 11.5 ft
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High
07:07
10.0 ft
Low
12:13
7.8 ft
High
15:36
8.4 ft
Low
23:42
-1.5 ft
Current
max 1.63 kt
Slack
00:10
—
Flood
03:34
1.50
Slack
07:30
—
Ebb
10:58
0.44
Slack
15:07
—
Ebb
20:52
1.63
Sun 07:10 – 16:38
Daylight 9h 29m
Moon Waxing crescent, 3%
Precip tilt No forecast
Open Crab · Cabezon
Range 11.5 ft. High 10.0 ft at 07:07. Low -1.5 ft at 23:42. Big range — expect real current in the channel.
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Where these numbers come from, and what they are not. There is no Coast Guard wind or sea limit for recreational boats — the USCG regulates equipment, documentation and conduct, not whether a day is pleasant. The one official line is the National Weather Service’s Small Craft Advisory: sustained winds between 20 and 33 knots, or seas above a height set per region, for conditions “that might be hazardous to small craft”. The 10 knots and 1 foot used here sit at roughly half that wind and a fraction of that sea. They are a comfort threshold for a small motor yacht, not a safety one.
So read the colors accordingly.Green is comfortable: up to 12 kt and 2 ft. Yellow is workable — past comfortable, nowhere near hazardous. Orange is getting serious for a small boat: past 18 kt or 4 ft. Red is advisory range, and a day also goes red whenever NWS has an actual Small Craft Advisory or worse in effect for this zone — their declaration beats any number here. Gray is beyond the model's reach. Nothing on this page knows your boat, your crew or your experience, and green is worth considering, never permission. Read the live product before anything above green: NWS PZZ134 and current warnings.
Every day gets a full tile, in date order, today first. Each shows conditions at four points through the day, the day's peak wind against the suggested 10-kt limit, the full tide curve with all four turns, and sun, daylight, moon and rain totals.
This page is generated by a script on the server, not written by hand. The numbers come straight from the sources below; the prose is assembled from the same numbers by rule. Where it reads a little flat, that is why.
The harvest table is verified by hand, not scraped. It was last checked on Oct 5, 2026. The WDFW rule feed is read every run, and if anything new mentions this water a banner appears above the table — but the table itself does not change until a human updates it.
Tides are exact for all 14 days — they're astronomical, not forecast. The shaded band on each chart is daylight, sunrise to sunset.
Visibility is on every day, and fog can take one off the green band. Warm air holds more water than cold. The dew point is where what it already carries becomes all it can hold, and the spread is how far it has left to cool; close that gap and the water condenses out. Under 4°F is a watch, under 2°F fog is likely. Clear, still nights radiate heat to the sky and cool the air to exactly that point — which is why the calmest day here is often the foggiest: the wind that would clear the fog is the wind that would have spoiled the day. Patchy fog or worse in daylight caps a day at workable.
Sea state is estimated from wind over Possession Sound's short fetch. The zone forecast's "2 ft or less" floor is too coarse to score against a 1-foot threshold, so light-wind days are refined from wind speed. Where the zone forecast gives a harder wave number, that number wins. Wind is also weighted by the fetch of the direction it comes from — the same speed builds a bigger sea with twenty miles of open water behind it than with one.
Confidence drops as you go down the page. The bar under each heading shows roughly how much to trust that block. The last days carry no wind guidance at all — their tiles show the tide, which is exact, and nothing that pretends to be a forecast.
Zone forecast issued 153 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026. Its day names are mapped from its own issuance date, not today's, so a stale product can't silently shift the week.
Model run 2026-10-29T17:19:37Z. Beyond about day three the data is 6-hourly, which in Pacific time lands on 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM and 11 PM — the four columns each tile shows. Nothing is interpolated.
Currents are trolling information, not a go/no-go factor. They come from NOAA station PUG1611 bin 49, and this water runs slack — well under a knot at every stage of every tide in the run. That is too little to build wind-against-tide chop, so current is deliberately not fed into the day ratings. What it is good for is the gap between speed over ground and speed through water when you are trolling, and knowing when the water goes still.