Can I paddle at Alki Beach, West Seattle today?
Seattle · Hour-by-hour go / maybe / no-go calls for paddleboards and kayaks from live NWS wind, gust and chop forecasts, plus NOAA tides and water temperature.
Conditions snapshot
As of Wed, Nov 4, 9:05 AM PST. Updated hourly; open this page in a browser for the live hour-by-hour calls.
- Right now: Go for beginner, intermediate and experienced paddlers. (Light wind)
- Forecast this hour: wind 6 mph from the S, gusts 8 mph, chop 0.0 ft, air 48°F (offshore).
- Water: 55°F at Tacoma.
- Tide: rising, 5.5 ft; high 11.7 ft at 1:23pm.
- Best window today: Beginner: 9am–10am, Go, wind 6 mph, gusts 8. Intermediate: 9am–10am, Go, wind 6 mph, gusts 8. Experienced: 9am–10am, Go, wind 6 mph, gusts 8.
- Best window tomorrow: Beginner: no good window (No-go). Intermediate: no good window (No-go). Experienced: 7am–10am, Maybe, wind 12 mph, gusts 15.
Local notes
Faces Elliott Bay shipping lanes and ferry routes: stay inshore, ferries and ships cannot stop.
About this launch
- Faces NNW (330°). Wind from the SSE blows offshore here, pushing you away from the beach, so it lowers the call once it reaches about 8 mph. Wind from the NNW blows onshore and builds chop on the way in.
- Open water: forecast chop counts toward the call.
- Suitable for all skill levels when the wind and water allow.
- Marine forecast zone: Puget Sound and Hood Canal (PZZ135).
- Tides: NOAA predictions for Harbor Island (station 9447110). Water temperature: NOAA sensor at Tacoma.
- Location: 47.5790, -122.4120 (Seattle).
How the calls work, with the wind limits for each skill level: how it works.
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