Public ramp · Thurston County · Washington
Reading conditions now
The last reading here is 41 days old — past what we'll stand behind, so we're going back to the source.
Pulling NDBC buoy 46121 · NOAA tide station 9446969
Water you can reach from this ramp
Best first. 3 waters, scored separately.
Every day this week, scored like today.
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Ward Lake is a public boat ramp in Thurston County, Washington, on Ward Lake. From here SeaStatus scores 3 waters: Deschutes River (Segment 2 of 4), Deschutes River (Segment 3 of 4) and Puget Sound and Hood Canal (Area 6 of 20).
The main water here is Deschutes River (Segment 2 of 4). 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 9446969, Olympia, Budd Inlet, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 6.5 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 9446969 · NDBC Buoy 46121