Public ramp · Whatcom County · Washington
Reading conditions now
The last reading here is 42 days old — past what we'll stand behind, so we're going back to the source.
Pulling NDBC buoy 46118 · NOAA tide station 9449424
Water you can reach from this ramp
Best first. 3 waters, scored separately.
Every day this week, scored like today.
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Ferndale is a public boat ramp in Whatcom County, Washington, on Nooksack River. From here SeaStatus scores 3 waters: Nooksack River (Segment 2 of 2), Lummi River and Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands (Area 9 of 18).
The main water here is Nooksack River (Segment 2 of 2). 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 46118, and tide predictions come from NOAA station TWC1189, Ferndale, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 4.1 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 TWC1189 · NDBC Buoy 46118