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Topic: Resurrection Bay tide/weather second opinion  (Read 2134 times)

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Low_Sky

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I'm trying to judge the conditions for a trip to Seward tomorrow and I have no internet at the house, so I'm trying to look up data on a smartphone. Not user friendly....

From what I can tell, there will be a strong outgoing tide (10' falling to 3') with light SE winds (cloudy and rainy too!). Are those tide/wind conditions "doable" in Resurrection Bay, or do I need to be looking for other entertainment/exercise tomorrow?  I'll troll something to look for kings, but I'm mostly just looking to get on the water.
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kardinal_84

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Tide isn't an issue so much in Seward, its never that fast...

Might not be comfortable but if you launch out of Millere's landing, it should be do-able.  No guarantees though with a south wind.
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<agrees>   Tide is much less at issue than wind there.   I like West wind when fishing millers side, but dont see that often.  South is OK - in summer months especially it can shift to North winds by afternoon, in which case if you are riding the incoming tide back you can hit the Wind/Wave in opposing directions and get surface chop.   

If you are going to do Millers/Tonsina - I have run out there in similar conditions a half dozen times and with one exception had good conditions each time.    Watch the breakers on the Tonsina delta if you cross through there as tide recedes - it shallows up quite quickly, so you have to swing a bit wide for smoother ride if crossing in bottom half of the tide cycle.   I see most Kayakers returning from Caines head do not hug the shore - they bee-line back.  Partly this is to get the kite effect if the south wind holds, partly to save distance.   I tend to hug that West side a bit more than most, but swing wide around Tonsina unless I have a reason to be up shallow.

There are a couple of beach pull outs along there.   One down at Derby cove that I have been in a few times, and one to either side of the delta at Tonsina.   Good place to rest out if you get a bit of surge/chop or want a to stretch your legs.

Good Luck - as always your eyes on the water when you get there get a veto power.
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Low_Sky

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Lovely day for a paddle today. No sign of bait or kings, but I did get a tug from something 130' down in 200' of water.  I fished south of Miller's Landing.
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I normally launch at the end of Nash rd and noticed during tide changes waves would get bigger. never caught salmon or halibut there but hooked a bunch cod and polluck just 150-200 yards from shore on the other side of the industrial area.
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