Can I paddle at Golden Gardens, 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 7 mph from the SSE, gusts 9 mph, chop 0.0 ft, air 47°F.
- Water: 55°F at Tacoma.
- Tide: rising, 5.4 ft; high 11.4 ft at 1:24pm.
- Best window today: Beginner: 9am–10am, Go, wind 7 mph, gusts 9. Intermediate: 9am–10am, Go, wind 7 mph, gusts 9. Experienced: 9am–3pm, Go, wind 7–13 mph, gusts 16.
- Best window tomorrow: Beginner: no good window (No-go). Intermediate: 7:01am–4:47pm, Maybe, wind 13–14 mph, gusts 18. Experienced: 7:01am–10am, Go, wind 13 mph, gusts 16.
Local notes
Boat traffic from Shilshole Marina and the Ballard Locks just south.
About this launch
- Faces W (270°). 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: Puget Sound and Hood Canal (PZZ135).
- Tides: NOAA predictions for Meadow Point, Shilshole Bay (station 9447265). Water temperature: NOAA sensor at Tacoma.
- Location: 47.6925, -122.4040 (Seattle).
How the calls work, with the wind limits for each skill level: how it works.
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