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A current-undercut wall, 8–24 m: wolf-eel dens, lingcod, cabezon and rockfish, the latter release-only in Marine Area 11. WARNING: current above 2.4 knots is hazardous — slack water only, no exceptions.
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The verdict comes from seven water factors and hard safety gates — not ten tabs. Go or stay.
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Our own forecast engine — not a third-party widget. It weighs these water factors into one go-or-stay verdict for this coast; the 0–10 dial is that verdict, read out as a number.
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It all folds into a single 0–10 score and one verdict: go or stay.
A forecast, not a guarantee — the sea has the last word.
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Open the seafloor mapA current-undercut wall, 8–24 m: wolf-eel dens, lingcod, cabezon and rockfish, the latter release-only in Marine Area 11. WARNING: current above 2.4 knots is hazardous — slack water only, no exceptions.
Google MapsA two-tier wall with deep undercuts, 5–24 m: octopus, wolf eel, lingcod, cabezon and sculpin. Rockfish are release-only. Boat dive and slack water only — the current here does not forgive.
Google MapsA wall facing Carr Inlet, 8–27 m: lingcod and cabezon tight to the rock, with rockfish present but release-only. Slack water and boat access only; visibility is best in winter, when the water is colder.
Google MapsThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appThe full spot briefing is part of the subscription: entry, bottom, hazards, tide window.
Open in the appWARNING: a famous dive park over pilings and reef, 3–12 m, but it is a state marine preserve — spearfishing is prohibited and so is removing organisms. Use it for diving and photography only.
Google MapsSOLO is the biggest risk: underwater you can black out from lack of oxygen silently and fatally, with no one around. Solo is never truly «safe». Below are the best weather windows; carry a buoy, tell someone your plan and exit time, and any doubt — don't go.
Cameras, map and reference — to hand as you come up.
Check the cam BEFORE you leave. Foam, brown/green murk, or waves washing the entry rocks = No-go. At night/in fog the cam is useless — treat it as «unknown», NOT «green».
US spearfishing law is state-by-state. License, spearable species, powerhead rules and distances vary; federal sanctuaries (Gray's Reef, the Keys, Flower Garden Banks) ban spearfishing. Always confirm with the state agency and local ordinances.
Spearfishing around Tacoma is cold, vertical and current-driven. The useful structure is Day Island Wall, Fox Island East Wall and Fox Island West Wall, all marked as slack-only dives. Lingcod, cabezon, greenling and sculpin are the practical finfish names when seasons allow. Rockfish in the Marine Area 11 notes are release-only, and Titlow Beach Marine Preserve is no-take. This is a buddy-team dive, not a casual beach swim.
The table is a wall list. Dive slack, leave before the exchange builds, and keep Titlow out of the harvest plan. If a current table and the water in front of you disagree, believe the water and do not enter.
| Spot | Type | Depth | Level | Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day Island Wall | Current-undercut wall | Wall and ledges | Advanced | Boat or shore-supported slack dive | Lingcod and cabezon habitat. Current over 2.4 kt is hazardous; rockfish are release-only in MA11 notes. |
| Fox Island East Wall | Two-tier undercut wall | Wall ledges | Advanced slack-water dive | Boat-supported Fox Island approach | Octopus and wolf eel are viewing wildlife; target only clearly legal finfish. |
| Fox Island West Wall | Carr Inlet wall | Wall and broken rock | Advanced slack-water dive | Boat-supported Carr Inlet approach | A lingcod and cabezon wall where timing is the dive. |
The Narrows accelerates water around walls and points. Day Island is flagged as hazardous above 2.4 kt, and the Fox Island walls are marked slack-only. Enter late and you can lose the wall, the float and the pickup line.
A fishing license is required, with catch-record handling for some species such as halibut. Salmon and sturgeon are not by spear. Lingcod, cabezon and greenling may be legal when area seasons allow, but yelloweye rockfish has no retention and MA11 rockfish are release-only.
Titlow Beach Marine Preserve is marked protected no-take, with spearfishing banned. Use it only for lawful observation or training. NOAA station 46041 gives regional ocean weather, but Tacoma still needs a current table and local visibility check.
End before the current builds, not when the stringer is full. Keep the float clear of boat traffic and surface with enough time to drift safely back to the pickup point.
No. It is protected no-take water.
Current over 2.4 kt is flagged as hazardous.
No. Salmon and sturgeon are not by spear.
NOAA NDBC station 46041.
The local MA11 notes say rockfish are release-only.