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Alki Cove 2: 10-15 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 3 days ago
Alki JunkYard: 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 5 days ago
Deception Pass: 10 feet -- 6 days ago
Edmonds UW Park: <5 feet at high slack -- 4 days ago
Flag Pole: 30+ feet, 20 feet in the shallows -- 7 days ago
Keystone: 10-15 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows -- 5 days ago
Les Davis: 20 feet (high tide) -- 2 days ago
Mukilteo T Dock: <5 feet (high tide) -- 3 days ago
Point Hudson: 5-10 feet -- 4 days ago
Redondo: 10-15 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 1 day ago
Salt Water State Park: 10-15 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (incoming tide) -- 3 days ago
Sekiu Jetty: 15 feet -- 6 days ago
Skyline: 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 5 days ago
Sunrise Beach: 15 feet (high tide) lotsa chunks. -- 5 days ago
Three Tree Point: 10 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (incoming tide) -- 4 days ago
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Here are the latest reports...

Alki Cove 2: 20 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 1 day ago
Alki JunkYard: 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 7 days ago
Deception Pass: 10 feet -- 8 days ago
Edmonds UW Park: <5 feet at high slack -- 6 days ago
Flag Pole: 30+ feet, 20 feet in the shallows -- 9 days ago
Keystone: 10-15 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows -- 7 days ago
Les Davis: A snowy 10 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 1 day ago
Mukilteo T Dock: <5 feet (high tide) -- 5 days ago
Point Hudson: 5-10 feet -- 6 days ago
Redondo: 5 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 1 day ago
Salt Water State Park: 10-15 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (incoming tide) -- 5 days ago
Sekiu Jetty: 15 feet -- 8 days ago
Skyline: 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 7 days ago
Sunrise Beach: 15 feet (high tide) lotsa chunks. -- 7 days ago
Three Tree Point: 10 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (incoming tide) -- 6 days ago

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Here's the latest snapshot:

Alki Cove 2: A chunky 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 1 day ago
Alki JunkYard: A snowy 5-10 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 5 days ago
Deception Pass: 10-15 feet, 10 feet in the shallows -- 1 day ago
Flag Pole: <5 feet in the shallows, 25ft vis once deeper than 40ft -- 5 days ago
Lake Washington: 10-15 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows -- 5 days ago
Les Davis: A snowy 10 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 7 days ago
Mukilteo T Dock: Above 30 feet about 3-5 feet. Opened up below 30 and was 10-15 feet. -- 1 day ago
Point Defiance N Wall: 10 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (outgoing tide) -- 1 day ago
Redondo: 15-20 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (incoming tide) -- 1 day ago
Sund Rock: Less than a foot between 20 and 40 but over 10 in the shallows and at depth (outgoing tide) -- 5 days ago
Three Tree Point: A snowy 5-10 feet (outgoing tide) -- 6 days ago
Zees Reef: 15-20 feet (high tide) -- 3 days ago

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The latest reports ..

Alki Cove 2: 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (incoming tide) -- today
Alki JunkYard: A snowy <5 feet (low tide) -- 1 day ago
Day Island Wall: 10-15 feet (outgoing tide) -- 3 days ago
Deception Pass: 8-10 feet -- 2 days ago
Edmonds UW Park: Visibility at depth of 0 to 20 feet was 5 feet, lots of stuff floating. Visibility at 20 ft and below was 10-15 feet (low tide). -- 1 day ago
Flag Pole: <5 feet in the shallows, 25ft vis once deeper than 40ft -- 8 days ago
Keystone: 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 2 days ago
Lake Washington: 10-15 feet -- 1 day ago
Les Davis: A snowy 10 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 10 days ago
Mukilteo T Dock: Saw orcas at about noon playing above water! 3-5 feet at 30 feet and then opened to about 10-15 below -- 2 days ago
Point Defiance N Wall: A snowy 5 feet -- 2 days ago
Redondo: A snotty 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (incoming tide) -- 1 day ago
Sund Rock: Less than a foot between 20 and 40 but over 10 in the shallows and at depth (outgoing tide) -- 8 days ago
Three Tree Point: A snowy 5-10 feet (outgoing tide) -- 8 days ago
Zees Reef: 15-20 feet (high tide) -- 5 days ago
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Anybody have any hood canal viz reports? Here are the latest otherwise...

Alki Cove 2: Chunky 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 2 days ago
Alki JunkYard: A snowy <5 feet (low tide) -- 5 days ago
Day Island Wall: 10-15 feet (outgoing tide) -- 7 days ago
Deception Pass: 8-10 feet -- 6 days ago
Edmonds UW Park: Visibility at depth of 0 to 20 feet was 5 feet, lots of stuff floating. Visibility at 20 ft and below was 10-15 feet (low tide). -- 5 days ago
Keystone: 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 6 days ago
Lake Washington: 10-15 feet -- 5 days ago
Mukilteo T Dock: 20 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 3 days ago
Point Defiance N Wall: A snowy 5 feet -- 6 days ago
Redondo: 5 feet (high tide) -- 1 day ago
Three Tree Point: 5 feet (high tide) -- 1 day ago
Zees Reef: 15-20 feet (high tide) -- 9 days ago

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Viz has been improving!

Alki Cove 2: 15 feet, 15-20 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 4 days ago
Alki JunkYard: A silty 10 feet (high tide) -- 1 day ago
Edmonds UW Park: Visibility at depth of 0 to 20 feet was 5 feet, lots of stuff floating. Visibility at 20 ft and below was 10-15 feet (low tide). -- 10 days ago
Flag Pole: Vis was decent to about 15/20 feet. Terrible to about 40 then opened up. -- today
Keystone: 15 feet, 10-15 feet in the shallows -- today
Lake Washington: 15-20 feet -- 4 days ago
Mukilteo T Dock: 10-15 feet (low tide) -- 3 days ago
Octopus Hole: A snowy 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (outgoing tide) -- 9 days ago
Point Defiance N Wall: 20 feet, 10-15 feet in the shallows -- today
Point Hudson: 10-15 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 7 days ago
Redondo: A snowy 10-15 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (outgoing tide) -- 3 days ago
Skyline: A silty 5-10 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- today
Sund Rock: 20+ feet, 15 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 1 day ago
Three Tree Point: 5 feet (high tide) -- 6 days ago
Zees Reef: 15 feet, 10 feet in the shallows -- today

Add your report to the link in my signature. I see a lot of people looking at the site but not posting. ... c'mon don't be shy! All your fellow divers will really appreciate any reports. They're super simple to add.

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We got a few more viz reports and it looks like it will be a good weekend of diving at many places. Check out the slack listing at the bottom of pnwdiving.com



Alki Cove 2: A snowy 15 feet (incoming tide) -- 1 day ago
Alki JunkYard: A silty 10 feet (high tide) -- 2 days ago
Day Island Wall: 20 feet, 10 feet in the shallows (outgoing tide) -- today
Deception Pass: A silty 15-20 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (incoming tide) -- today
Flag Pole: Vis was decent to about 15/20 feet. Terrible to about 40 then opened up. -- 1 day ago
Keystone: 15 feet, 10-15 feet in the shallows -- 1 day ago
Lake Washington: 15-20 feet -- 5 days ago
Mukilteo T Dock: 10-15 feet (low tide) -- 4 days ago
Octopus Hole: A snowy 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (outgoing tide) -- 10 days ago
Point Defiance N Wall: 20 feet, 10-15 feet in the shallows -- 1 day ago
Point Hudson: 10-15 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 8 days ago
Redondo: A very green 🥬10 feet of viz, 3' in the shallows -- today
Skyline: A silty 5-10 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 1 day ago
Sund Rock: 20+ feet, 15 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 2 days ago
Three Tree Point: 5 feet (high tide) -- 7 days ago
Zees Reef: 15 feet, 10 feet in the shallows -- 1 day ago



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Recent reports:

Alki Cove 2: A snowy 10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows -- 1 day ago
Alki JunkYard: A snowy 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- today
Day Island Wall: 20 feet, 10 feet in the shallows (outgoing tide) -- 7 days ago
Deception Pass: 10-12 feet -- 6 days ago
Flag Pole: A snowy 30+ feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 5 days ago
Keystone: A snowy 15 feet around the jetty, a grimy 5-10 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 4 days ago
Lake Washington: A silty 15-20 feet -- 5 days ago
Mukilteo T Dock: 20 feet, <5 feet in the shallows -- 3 days ago
Point Defiance N Wall: 20 feet, 10-15 feet in the shallows -- 8 days ago
Point Hudson: A grimy 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (incoming tide) -- 3 days ago
Redondo: A snowy 10-15 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (incoming tide) -- 6 days ago
Salt Creek: Silty -- 1 day ago
Sekiu Jetty: 15 feet -- 6 days ago
Skyline: A snowy 10-15 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 5 days ago
Sund Rock: A snowy 20+ feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows -- 6 days ago
Sunrise Beach: A snowy 10 feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 6 days ago
Three Tree Point: 10-15 feet (incoming tide) -- 6 days ago
Yellow House: A snowy 20+ feet, 5-10 feet in the shallows (high tide) -- 8 days ago
Zees Reef: 15 feet, 10 feet in the shallows -- 8 days ago


Thanks for your reports! Keep em coming!
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Hi
Here are the latest viz reports. If anybody has anything to add before or during the weekend, we'd appreciate it!

Alki Cove 2: A silty 10-15 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (incoming tide) -- 2 days ago
Alki JunkYard: A snowy 5-10 feet, <5 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 8 days ago
Deception Pass: A silty 5-10 feet, 5 feet in the shallows (incoming tide) -- 1 day ago
Lake Washington: 20 feet -- 5 days ago
Mukilteo T Dock: 20 feet -- 6 days ago
Point Defiance N Wall: A clear 20 feet, 15 feet in the shallows (low tide) -- 2 days ago
Port of Hoodsport: Heard the top 50' is pretty smeggy right now -- 6 days ago
Redondo: A chunky 5 feet (high tide) -- today
Salt Creek: Silty -- 9 days ago
Sunny Side Park: A silty 10-15 feet, 20 feet in the shallows (outgoing tide) -- 4 days ago
Three Tree Point: A snowy 5-10 feet (outgoing tide) -- 6 days ago
Zees Reef: 10-15 feet (outgoing tide) -- 2 days ago
💦 Other: A snowy 5 feet (incoming tide) -- 5 days ago
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Here's the latest viz reports from www.pnwdiving.com (thanks for your reports!). Hope you have a great weekend, despite the wild tide swings!
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www.pnwdiving.com now has a visibility map. Scroll down a bit on the page to see it. If you forget the url, you can also get there by visiting www.scubajess.com, it will take you to the same place. Thanks for your reports and ideas for improvement!
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Gotta say, pretty cool
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Hi!
We've had some reports of really good viz in the last couple of days. 40+ aqua colored water in a couple cases.
Hope you get out and enjoy the good tide weekend!
Thanks for all your reports!
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I love the map but I still loved to read folks personal vis reports… please don’t quit posting just cause there is a tool or website…
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Went to redondo today and viz was really nice at 25-30 feet. A little snotty, but nice. No six gils, but I heard there were some sighted on weds. :) happy diving y’all. Peace.


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Nice! I miss scuba diving....

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BASSMAN wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 8:17 pm Nice! I miss scuba diving....

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Hi. Here's a snapshot of the viz reports. Click the view reports button on the site for mini trip reports to go with it.

Hope you have a good weekend despite the bad tides!

Thanks for your reports!
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Hi! Visibility has deteriorated in several areas of the sound since a couple weeks back, but there are still some pockets of good vis. Would appreciate any further reports before or during the weekend. Hope you have a great weekend of diving! 🦈. https://pnwdiving.com.
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Hi
We've had some good viz reports recently. And some really interesting critter sightings too.

The tides are awful this weekend... hope you have a good weekend anyway!
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Here's the latest viz map. Thanks for your reports!
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Howdy
Here is a snapshot of the latest viz
There are a few pockets of bad viz out there, so take a look. Tides are surprisingly good as compared to 2,4,6 and 8 weeks ago. Be aware that the ferry workers could strike this weekend!

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Hi All! Viz and Tides are looking pretty good for the weekend. There have also been a lot of interesting sightings out there in the reports. I hope your weekend is most excellent!
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Ed's Fault (Discovery Bay) 15 to 20 feet viz below 25 feet.
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Tides aren't too great this weekend. Also, be sure to check the wind/waves where you go. Hope you have a great weekend of diving!
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