NWS zone PZZ133 · Pacific Northwest
Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands fishing forecast
Washington · Pacific coast
Score now
- Named spots
- 308
- Species scored
- 8
- Tide stations
- 3
Overview
Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands is NWS marine zone PZZ133 on the Washington Pacific coast, in the Pacific Northwest species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 308 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 3 NOAA tide stations nearby.
8 species are scored here in this forecast; Kelp greenling and Chum salmon are at peak season now.
At 5:00 PM it scores 74 (great), led by Kelp greenling. The best window for the rest of today is 5-7 PM (ebb current), peaking at 74 for Kelp greenling. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Tue, Nov 3 at 7 AM, scoring 84.
Best times to fish
Waterlands engine forecast computed 4:05 PM PST.
Best window today
5-7 PM · Ebb current
Top species: Kelp greenling
Best hour of each day, next 14 days
Sun, Nov 1
81
7 AM
Kelp greenling
Mon, Nov 2
81
7 AM
Kelp greenling
Tue, Nov 3
84
7 AM
Kelp greenling
Best day
Wed, Nov 4
84
8 AM
Kelp greenling
Thu, Nov 5
82
9 AM
Kelp greenling
Fri, Nov 6
74
11 PM
Kelp greenling
Sat, Nov 7
79
11 AM
Kelp greenling
Sun, Nov 8
81
3 PM
Kelp greenling
Mon, Nov 9
79
7 AM
Kelp greenling
Tue, Nov 10
78
3 PM
Kelp greenling
Wed, Nov 11
76
3 PM
Kelp greenling
Thu, Nov 12
76
7 AM
Kelp greenling
Fri, Nov 13
76
9 AM
Kelp greenling
Sat, Nov 14
79
7 AM
Kelp greenling
Species · 8
Listed for the Pacific Northwest region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Tue, Nov 3 at 7 AM (84)
Shoulder season, about 21 more weeks · Best day Tue, Nov 3 at 7 AM (74)
Shoulder season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Wed, Nov 4 at 8 AM (74)
Off season, about 16 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 12 AM (35)
Peak season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 12 AM (20)
Shoulder season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 12 AM (20)
Off season, about 4 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 12 AM (20)
Off season, about 30 more weeks · Best day Sun, Nov 1 at 12 AM (20)
Named spots · 308
Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.
- Danger RockBar · 11 to 220 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Kelp greenling76Great
- Deer HarborBay · 25 to 83 ft · ProtectedTop now: Kelp greenling76Great
- Turn RockBar · 23 to 332 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Kelp greenling76Great
- Bakers ReefBar · 4 to 162 ft · ExposedTop now: Kelp greenling75Great
- Friday HarborBay · 7 to 56 ft · ProtectedTop now: Kelp greenling75Great
- Giffin RocksBar · 3 to 66 ft · ProtectedTop now: Kelp greenling75Great
- Harbor RockBar · 50 to 64 ft · ProtectedTop now: Kelp greenling75Great
- Mouatt ReefBar · 33 to 102 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Kelp greenling75Great
- Neck PointCape · 8 to 72 ft · ProtectedTop now: Kelp greenling75Great
- Pear PointCape · 9 to 184 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Kelp greenling75Great
- Boat ChannelBay · 1 to 77 ft · Semi-exposedTop now: Kelp greenling74Great
- Boulder ReefBar · 15 to 71 ft · ExposedTop now: Kelp greenling74Great
296 more spots, A to Z
- Active Cove67
- Alden Bank61
- Aleck Bay69
- Alice Bight67
- Allan Pass67
- Andrews Bay73
- Argyle Shoal69
- Barlow Bay69
- Barnacle Rock71
- Bazalgette Point68
- Belle Rock68
- Bellingham Bay65
- Bellingham Channel65
- Birch Bay66
- Birch Point67
- Biz Point67
- Blakely Island Shoal68
- Blind Bay67
- Boat Harbor66
- Boundary Bay73
- Boundary Pass67
- Bowman Bay63
- Brant Point67
- Brigantine Bay72
- Broken Point74
- Buck Bay66
- Buckeye Shoal66
- Bumstead Spit67
- Buoy Bay66
- Burrows Bay66
- Burrows Pass67
- Caldwell Point74
- Canoe Pass63
- Cap Sante Waterway67
- Carter Point67
- Cascade Bay72
- Casperson Point67
- Cattle Point72
- Cayou Channel67
- Center Reef68
- Charles Point67
- Chicken Rock73
- Chuckanut Bay66
- Chuckanut Point67
- Chuckanut Rock68
- City of Seattle Rock68
- Clark Point73
- Clements Reef69
- Coffin Rocks64
- Cowlitz Bay73
- Crescent Harbor68
- Cypress Head70
- Cypress Reef71
- Danger Rock72
- Danger Shoal61
- Davis Bay72
- Davis Bay71
- Davis Point72
- Davison Head68
- Decatur Head73
- Deception Pass66
- Deepwater Bay69
- Deer Point67
- Delacombe Point74
- Dennis Shoal60
- Diamond Point73
- Doe Bay66
- Dogfish Point64
- Dolphin Bay73
- Dot Rock72
- Douglas Slough64
- Drayton Harbor68
- Dugualla Bay66
- Eagle Cove72
- Eagle Harbor72
- Eagle Point67
- East Sound71
- Echo Bay67
- Echo Point67
- Edith Point67
- Elger Bay63
- Eliza Rock68
- Elwha Rock69
- Enterprise Bay72
- Ev Henry Point68
- Evans Cove73
- Ewing Cove67
- False Bay72
- Fauntleroy Point73
- Fern Point74
- Fidalgo Bay67
- Fisherman Bay71
- Fishermans Cove67
- Fishery Point74
- Fishing Bay73
- Flagstaff Point67
- Flounder Bay67
- Fossil Bay67
- Foster Point74
- Fox Cove67
- Fritz Point71
- Garrison Bay73
- Gooseberry Point67
- Governors Point67
- Green Point67
- Griffin Bay68
- Guemes Channel67
- Gull Reef66
- Gull Rocks64
- Gun Point64
- Haida Point74
- Hale Passage67
- Halftide Rocks74
- Hanbury Point74
- Hankin Point74
- Harbor Rock73
- Haro Strait73
- Hix Bay72
- Holmes Harbor64
- Honeymoon Bay66
- Hope Reef74
- Horseshoe Bay73
- Hoypus Point67
- Hughes Bay69
- Hunter Bay68
- I and J Street Waterway66
- Inati Bay66
- Indian Cove66
- Indian Point74
- Inner Passage71
- Inner Reach61
- Johns Pass65
- Johns Point72
- Johnson Point68
- Jones Bay71
- Judd Bay73
- Kanaka Bay72
- Kansas Cove74
- Kellett Ledge72
- Kellys Point67
- Kiket Bay67
- Klootchman Rock67
- Lang Bay67
- Langley Bay66
- Lawrence Point74
- Lawson Reef72
- Lawson Rock74
- Legoe Bay73
- Leo Reef74
- Levant Passage64
- Lime Kiln Point73
- Lindbery Point74
- Little Island73
- Livingston Bay65
- Lonesome Cove67
- Long Point67
- Lopez Pass69
- Lopez Sound72
- Lovejoy Point67
- Lovers Cove73
- Lowell Point64
- Lummi Bay67
- Lummi Flats61
- Lummi Point67
- Lydia Shoal58
- Mackaye Harbor74
- Macs Cove63
- Madrona Point74
- Mail Bay73
- Marthas Bay66
- Massacre Bay71
- Maylor Point66
- McArdle Bay69
- McCracken Point68
- Merrifield Cove74
- Middle Channel69
- Middle Reach61
- Miller Bay66
- Mitchell Bay73
- Mosquito Bay73
- Mosquito Pass73
- Mud Bay69
- Mud Bay67
- Mulno Cove72
- Mya Cove71
- Nelson Bay67
- New Channel66
- North Bay74
- North Bay73
- North Pacific Rock74
- North Pass71
- Northwest Pass63
- Oak Harbor68
- Obstruction Pass66
- Open Bay73
- Outer Bay70
- Padilla Bay67
- Parker Reef69
- Parks Bay72
- Peavine Pass67
- Penguin Harbor66
- Penn Cove66
- Picnic Cove66
- Pigeon Point62
- Pleasant Bay66
- Point Caution73
- Point Disney67
- Point Francis67
- Point George73
- Point Hudson68
- Point Joe73
- Point Migley67
- Point Whitehorn67
- Pole Pass73
- Polnell Point67
- Port Susan64
- Portage Bay67
- Portage Channel66
- Portage Point67
- Post Office Bay72
- President Channel67
- Prevost Harbor67
- Raccoon Point73
- Reeds Bay70
- Reid Harbor67
- Reid Rock74
- Reil Harbor68
- Roche Harbor70
- Rock Point72
- Rocky Bay67
- Rolfe Cape67
- Rosario Point73
- Rosario Strait72
- Rowboat Cove71
- Salish Sea66
- Salmon Bank66
- Samish Bay63
- San Juan Channel65
- Sandy Point65
- Saratoga Passage59
- Secret Harbor73
- Semiahmoo Bay66
- Semiahmoo Spit66
- Sentinel Rock68
- Shallow Bay67
- Shark Reef73
- Ship Bay73
- Ship Harbor69
- Shirt Tail Reef73
- Shoal Bay72
- Shoal Bight69
- Similk Bay67
- Siwash Slough63
- Skagit Bay66
- Smugglers Cove73
- Snatelum Point64
- Snee-oosh Point67
- Snoring Bay67
- South Pass62
- Spieden Channel59
- Spindle Rock68
- Spring Passage71
- Squalicum Waterway66
- Starr Rock68
- Steep Point71
- Strait of Georgia60
- Strawberry Bay72
- Strawberry Point67
- Sunrise Cove67
- Sunset Point74
- Swifts Bay73
- Sylvan Cove72
- Telegraph Bay71
- Thatcher Bay72
- Thatcher Pass72
- The Portage67
- Toe Point68
- Tongue Point67
- Triangle Cove64
- Turners Bay67
- Undertakers Reef74
- Upright Channel72
- Utsalady Bay66
- Utsalady Point67
- Village Point74
- Wasp Passage73
- Watmough Bay71
- West Bank62
- West Sound73
- Westcott Bay67
- Whatcom Creek Waterway66
- White Beach Bay73
- White Point74
- Wiggins Head68
- Yellow Bluff Reef68
- Yokeko Point67
Nearest tide stations
Regulations
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Synced with WDFW Nov 1, 2026. Rules shown verified Sep 13, 2026.
This bay system’s spots fall in Marine Area 7 (251 spots), Marine Area 8-1 (29 spots), Marine Area 8-2 (5 spots) and Marine Area 6 (4 spots).
Marine Area 7 (San Juan Islands) · WDFW
No retention
Season: Oct 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Changes to check regulations on May 1, 2027
Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final) · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: Oct 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Changes to check regulations on May 1, 2027
Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final) · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: Oct 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Changes to check regulations on May 1, 2027
Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final) · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: No end date on file
Fishing for, keeping or possessing rockfish is prohibited. Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13.
WDFW recreational bottomfish and halibut fisheries page · verified Sep 13, 2026
Check regulations No reviewed rule on file for Lingcod. Check with WDFW.
Marine Area 8-1 (Deception Pass, Hope Island, and Skagit Bay) · WDFW
No retention
Season: Oct 12, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Changes to check regulations on May 1, 2027
Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final) · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: Oct 12, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Changes to check regulations on May 1, 2027
Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final) · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: Oct 12, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Changes to check regulations on May 1, 2027
Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final) · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: No end date on file
Fishing for, keeping or possessing rockfish is prohibited. Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13.
WDFW recreational bottomfish and halibut fisheries page · verified Sep 13, 2026
Check regulations No reviewed rule on file for Lingcod. Check with WDFW.
Marine Area 8-2 (Ports Susan and Gardner) · WDFW
No retention
Season: Sep 26, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Changes to check regulations on May 1, 2027
Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final) · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: Sep 26, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Changes to check regulations on May 1, 2027
Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final) · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: Sep 26, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Changes to check regulations on May 1, 2027
Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final) · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: No end date on file
Fishing for, keeping or possessing rockfish is prohibited. Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13.
WDFW recreational bottomfish and halibut fisheries page · verified Sep 13, 2026
Check regulations No reviewed rule on file for Lingcod. Check with WDFW.
Marine Area 6 (East Juan de Fuca Strait) · WDFW
No retention
Season: Nov 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Changes to check regulations on May 1, 2027
Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final) · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: Nov 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Changes to check regulations on May 1, 2027
Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final) · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: Nov 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Changes to check regulations on May 1, 2027
Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final) · verified Sep 13, 2026
No retention
Season: No end date on file
Fishing for, keeping or possessing rockfish is prohibited. Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13.
WDFW recreational bottomfish and halibut fisheries page · verified Sep 13, 2026
Check regulations No reviewed rule on file for Lingcod. Check with WDFW.