Can I paddle at Boulevard Park, Bellingham today?
North Sound · 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. (Glassy)
- Forecast this hour: wind 1 mph from the ESE, gusts 3 mph, chop 0.0 ft, air 45°F (offshore).
- Water: 55°F at Port Townsend.
- Tide: rising, 3.9 ft; high 8.8 ft at 1:36pm.
- Best window today: Beginner: 9am–3pm, Go, wind 1–7 mph, gusts 9. Intermediate: 9am–4pm, Go, wind 1–8 mph, gusts 10. Experienced: 9am–4:47pm, Go, wind 1–12 mph, gusts 15.
- Best window tomorrow: Beginner: 4pm–4:45pm, Maybe, wind 10 mph, gusts 14. Intermediate: 7:04am–4:45pm, Maybe, wind 10–13 mph, gusts 16. Experienced: 7:04am–4:45pm, Go, wind 10–13 mph, gusts 16.
Local notes
Open to a long fetch from the south and southwest, so southerly wind builds chop quickly.
About this launch
- Faces W (260°). Wind from the E blows offshore here, pushing you away from the beach, so it lowers the call once it reaches about 8 mph. Wind from the W 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: Northern Inland Waters including the San Juan Islands (PZZ133).
- Tides: NOAA predictions for Bellingham (station 9449211). Water temperature: NOAA sensor at Port Townsend.
- Location: 48.7310, -122.5050 (North Sound).
How the calls work, with the wind limits for each skill level: how it works.
Nearby launches
- Washington Park, Anacortes (18 mi)
- Kayak Point, Stanwood (42 mi)
- Chetzemoka Park, Port Townsend (44 mi)
- Jetty Island, Everett (52 mi)