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Swiftsure Bank
The bank at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca — salmon in the tide lines, halibut and lingcod on the bottom.
What's biting here — right now
Prime water for Black Rockfish & Copper Rockfish — 49°F on the bottom, water moving now.
Today's bite
12:51 PM – 4:23 PM
Days ahead
Today
GO
7 kt
Sun
GO
8 kt
Mon
OK
seas 4.5 ft
Tue
OK
seas 3.9 ft
Wed
ROUGH
seas 5.1 ft
In season (Oct)
Bottom temp 49°F at 164 ft in the prime band (46–57°F prime)
Charted 148 ft suits this species (26–180 ft ideal)
No charted structure within 250 m — scored cautiously (charts don't mark all hard bottom)
Swimbaits and jigs over shallow rock — the one rockfish that chases up off the bottom.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temp 49°F at 164 ft in the prime band (46–57°F prime)
Charted 148 ft suits this species (49–295 ft ideal)
No charted structure within 250 m — scored cautiously (charts don't mark all hard bottom)
Bait or jigs right in the rock — a homebody that holds tight to one piece of structure.
Lingcod90
In season (Oct)
Bottom temp 49°F at 164 ft in the prime band (43–55°F prime)
Charted 148 ft suits this species (66–361 ft ideal)
No charted structure within 250 m — scored cautiously (charts don't mark all hard bottom)
Large jigs or swimbaits pounded on rockpiles and pinnacles.
In season (Oct)
SST 57°F in the prime band (48–59°F prime)
Charted 148 ft suits this species (26–131 ft ideal)
No strong temperature break nearby
Fast-troll small spoons high in the column on tide lines and color breaks.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temp 49°F at 164 ft workable (37–48°F prime)
Charted 148 ft suits this species (164–656 ft ideal)
Bait or heavy jigs on soft bottom in the deeper shelf water off the rockfish grounds.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temp 49°F at 164 ft in the prime band (46–59°F prime)
Charted 148 ft suits this species (10–115 ft ideal)
No charted structure within 250 m — scored cautiously (charts don't mark all hard bottom)
Small baits in the rocks and kelp — the reliable fish when the swell keeps you inshore.
In season (Oct)
SST 57°F workable (43–55°F prime)
Charted 148 ft suits this species (16–131 ft ideal)
No strong temperature break nearby
Green and chartreuse jigs near river mouths on the late-autumn run; they bite aggression, not hunger.
Cabezon59
In season (Oct)
Bottom temp 49°F at 164 ft in the prime band (48–61°F prime)
Charted 148 ft suits this species (10–131 ft ideal)
Near the northern edge of its range (regular north to about 48.0°N)
No charted structure within 250 m — scored cautiously (charts don't mark all hard bottom)
Crab or shrimp bait wedged into rocky bottom and kelp stringers close to shore.
Off-season here in Oct
Bottom temp 49°F at 164 ft in the prime band (41–52°F prime)
Charted 148 ft suits this species (131–656 ft ideal)
Big baits or jigs anchored on gravel benches near structure edges.
Off-season here in Oct
SST 57°F workable (48–57°F prime)
Charted 148 ft suits this species (66–295 ft ideal)
No strong temperature break nearby
Downrigger flasher + spoon near bait balls along current seams and rips.
Off-season here in Oct
SST 57°F workable (45–57°F prime)
Charted 148 ft suits this species (16–131 ft ideal)
No strong temperature break nearby
Small pink jigs and buzz bombs — they arrive in enormous numbers, mainly on odd years.
In season (Oct)
Bottom temp 49°F at 164 ft in the prime band (48–59°F prime)
Charted 148 ft suits this species (131–492 ft ideal)
Near the northern edge of its range (regular north to about 47.0°N)
Multi-hook rigs with squid strips dragged on soft bottom; they come up several at a time.
Live habitat-envelope scoring at this exact cell — SST, charted depth, charted structure and seabed, NOAA-designated habitat. The same engine and cards as tapping the spot in Fish mode.
Today's bite windows — moving water
Moving water right now — easing
12:51 PM – 4:23 PM
peak 2:37 PM · flood
peak 2:37 PM · flood
7:40 PM – 12:06 AM
peak 9:53 PM · ebb
peak 9:53 PM · ebb
3:34 AM – 7:34 AM
peak 5:34 AM · flood
peak 5:34 AM · flood
Derived from the tide at Tatoosh Island, Cape Flattery — flow peaks near mid-tide, goes slack near high and low. No tidal-current station within 10 nm of this spot. Timing only — it never changes the habitat scores above.
The week ahead — full forecast
Drag the graph for any hour — wind, gusts, seas & period, rain, predicted current. The pale band around the wind line is model disagreement; the day chips carry the verdict and the number that caused it; the moons are real phases.
Sea state right now — every train
Combined
3.3 ft @ 8 s
from W
Wind sea
0.6 ft @ 2 s
from E · wind chop
Swell 1
2.5 ft @ 8 s
from WSW
Swell 2
1.5 ft @ 8 s
from WNW
Swell 3
1.1 ft @ 13 s
from SSW · long-period groundswell
Buoy check — 46087 (Neah Bay - 6 NM North of Cape Flattery, 11.4 nm): 5.8 kt observed vs 4 kt forecast · model agrees with the water
Wind: NBM 2.5km direct (69 h) → GFS 0.25° direct (3 h) → Open-Meteo blend (96 h) · Waves: GFS-Wave 0.16° (12Z cycle), full train decomposition · Confidence band: GEFS ensemble spread · Bite windows: CO-OPS tidal predictions
Water temperature — last 10 weeks
2026-07-24 → 2026-10-02 · 57–61°F
Best months here
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Species in season by month for Pacific Northwest (from the knowledge base). In season now: Chum Salmon, Coho (Silver) Salmon, Steelhead, Cabezon, Kelp Greenling, Pacific Sanddab, Black Rockfish, Canary Rockfish, Copper Rockfish, Lingcod.
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