Port of Garibaldi Launch
Boat launch- Lands
- Dungeness and red rock crab, near the jaws.
- Best on
- Fish the lower bay on the incoming, especially after a freshet.
- Access
- Main launch, plus a crab dock.
Places / Estuary / Bay
Garibaldi · five-rivers estuary
A large, five-river estuary: strong crab and bay clams, but responsive to freshwater inflow.
Now · Tuesday, August 11
Weather
60°F
Clear · wind 2 mph
Water temp
n/a
no station
Seas / safety
2.6 ft
No advisories in effect · wind 6 kt
Next tide
High 1:13 PM
next low 6:14 PM · 2.5′
Low-water windows ahead. Pick a day
Live · NOAA CO-OPS 9437540 · Open-Meteo · NDBC 46050. Clams and crab work best on the low.
Local provisions
Heavy rain pushes crab out toward the jaws as salinity drops; fish the lower bay and incoming tide after a freshet. NOAA station 9437540 at Garibaldi (tides only).
The actual places you stand: what each lands, when it turns on, and how you get on it.