Public ramp · Pierce County · Washington
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The last reading here is 39 days old — past what we'll stand behind, so we're going back to the source.
Pulling NDBC buoy 46121 · NOAA tide station 9446484
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176th Avenue East is a public boat ramp in Pierce County, Washington, on Lake Tapps. From here SeaStatus scores 2 waters: White River and Puget Sound and Hood Canal (Area 14 of 20).
The main water here is White River. Rivers are scored mostly on wind and current. Wave height is not part of the score, because a river has no real sea state; visibility and comfort make up the rest. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 46121, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 9446484, Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 2.5 mi from this ramp.
Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.
Other ramps on this water
Sources · NOAA Tide Station 9446484 · NDBC Buoy 46121