Can I paddle at Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Island 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 45°F.
- Water: 55°F at Tacoma.
- Tide: rising, 5.3 ft; high 11.7 ft at 1:28pm.
- Best window today: Beginner: 9am–12pm, Go, wind 6–9 mph, gusts 12. Intermediate: 9am–4:49pm, Go, wind 6–13 mph, gusts 16. Experienced: 9am–4:49pm, Go, wind 6–13 mph, gusts 16.
- Best window tomorrow: Beginner: 7:01am–4:48pm, Maybe, wind 10–13 mph, gusts 16. Intermediate: 7:01am–4:48pm, Go, wind 10–13 mph, gusts 16. Experienced: 7:01am–4:48pm, Go, wind 10–13 mph, gusts 16.
Local notes
Sheltered harbor, but the Seattle–Bainbridge ferry uses the channel: keep to the edges.
About this launch
- Faces E (90°). Wind from the W blows offshore here, pushing you away from the beach, so it lowers the call once it reaches about 8 mph. Wind from the E blows onshore.
- Sheltered harbor: forecast chop is ignored and the wind limits are 3 mph higher than on open water.
- Suitable for all skill levels when the wind and water allow.
- Marine forecast zone: Puget Sound and Hood Canal (PZZ135).
- Tides: NOAA predictions for Eagle Harbor (station 9445882). Water temperature: NOAA sensor at Tacoma.
- Location: 47.6210, -122.5160 (Seattle).
How the calls work, with the wind limits for each skill level: how it works.
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