Haystack Island, Tongass Passage (NOAA PCT2671_1) Daily Water Report — November 2, 2026

Weather and water snapshot

Forecast snapshot assembled Nov 2, 01:46 p.m. GMT-7. Times use America/Vancouver. Saved source values are shown immediately; missing readings remain unavailable. Check source times before planning an outing.

The best supported daylight fishing window was 3:00–6:00 PM, a three-hour Fishing 2/10 (Poor) outing. Bite potential was 6.1/10 (Good) for that period, with the late-afternoon low tide at 2:42 PM and the 7:21–9:21 AM solunar major period providing timing cues earlier in the day. That bite signal did not overcome the outing limits: rain, strong wind or gusts, and waves limiting comfort. Conditions improved through the window, but it was still a closed period and had ended by the current snapshot. From noon through mid-afternoon, southeast wind held near 28–31 knots with heavy rain. By 5:00–6:00 PM, rain had stopped and sustained wind eased to 14 then 12 knots, but gusts remained 38 and 32 knots. Waves were around 1.22 m with short-period wind waves near 0.94 m. This was not a comfortable or reliable small-craft setup, and any departure still requires captain confirmation. Boating, kayaking, and diving were all 2/10 (Poor) for the available 12:00–6:00 PM daylight period, limited by Heavy rain with strong wind, Waves limit outing comfort, Rain reduces outing comfort, and Strong wind or gusts. Kayaking also carried Wind limits paddling conditions. Diving had no supported daylight improvement window; surface conditions remained the limiting factor. Sailing was 3/10 (Poor) from 4:00–6:00 PM, with rain easing but strong gusts still in play. Wildlife was also 3/10 (Poor) over that same 4:00–6:00 PM interval, limited by rain comfort and strong wind or gusts. For shoreline exploring, the supplied daylight outing was 12:00–6:00 PM, scored 2/10 (Poor). The lower-water period followed the 2:42 PM low, but heavy rain and strong wind made it a poor shoreline outing. Tide timing does not confirm access or harvesting permission. This evening’s wind forecast falls to 6–9 knots after 7:00 PM, with no forecast rain, but daylight has ended and no nighttime outings are recommended. The calmest modeled wave height is near 11:00 PM at 0.58 m, also after dark. Water temperature was about 9 C from the latest satellite reading. Chlorophyll was very high at 27.55 mg/m³, indicating a possible bloom; species and safety were not established.

Activity assessments

Forecast-based planning assessments, not navigation or access permission.

Daylight outing windows

Complete hourly weather forecast

Complete hourly marine forecast

High and low tides

Predictions at the mapped tide station.

Modeled ocean currents

Surface-model output is not suitable for navigation or local slack-water timing.

Sun, moon and solunar timing

Sunrise: 08:48. Sunset: 18:05. Moon phase: Last Quarter.

Shoreline adventures 2026-11-02

Coverage: available. Source: provider: CHS; stationId: 5cebf1de3d0f4a073c4bb9fd. Times use America/Vancouver. These are forecast assessments, not beach access, harvesting permission or safe navigation boundaries.

Daylight shoreline outings

Shoreline tide predictions

Relative low-tide crossing windows

These geometric crossings of 70% of the source high tide are separate from the daylight outing assessments above.

Sources and availability

ocean: NOAA CoastWatch.

river: not applicable.

tides: CHS.

marine: Paradise Modern marine forecast.

weather: Paradise Modern / MET Norway model forecast.

How the water looked at Haystack Island, Tongass Passage (NOAA PCT2671_1)

The conditions record includes 9.3 °C air temperature, 31.2958963212 knot wind, gusts to 20.9935205136 knots, and 1005.1 hPa pressure.

Ocean: NOAA CoastWatch; Tides: CHS; Marine: Paradise Modern marine forecast; Weather: Paradise Modern / MET Norway model forecast

Earlier Haystack Island, Tongass Passage (NOAA PCT2671_1) daily reports

Compare this report with prior saved days at the same canonical location.

• Haystack Island, Tongass Passage (NOAA PCT2671_1) report for 2026-10-19