Deception Pass. The place which many of us love and yet, every time we dive into its waters, we hope that we don't have to struggle with wicked currents which feed all that rich marine life that make the pass its home. I just finished four consecutive days of diving it and tried to test the new set of NOAA current tables I found week or so ago on the internet. The difference between the old NOAA tables I have been using for year and the new ones gives you some idea with what the divers were dealing with when trying to figure out when to hit the slack waters and so minimize the washing machine experience underwater.
Saturday 25th The slack was 31 minutes late
Sunday 26th 6 minutes earlier
Monday 27th 27 minutes earlier
Tuesday 28th 34 minutes earlier
Needless to say, following the new tables made these four dives a very pleasant experience. However, I have to stress that this cycle the tides were very friendly, which doesn't happen that often.
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