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Dive planning for Picnic Point
Picnic Point is a west-facing shore dive in North Puget Sound.
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⚠️ Safety & accuracy
Before diving at Picnic Point, always check the site-specific wind/wave forecast, tide/currents, and recent pnwdiving reports (latest: Aug 5, 2025)! Reminder: Winds (even offshore winds) can impact slack time.
Briefings may be out of date or have inaccuracies. Dive within your training and experience. The first time diving a site, join someone familiar with the site and/or start on a mild day.
See our currents, tides, wind, and waves guide for help reading charts and planning current-sensitive dives.
About tide & current data sources.
The nearest NOAA or XTide current and tide stations within 25 miles are selected by default when available. Click a pin on the map below to choose another station for current, tide, camera, or buoy data (you may need to zoom in or out).
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Nearby Stations
Currents: Possession Sound Entrance (59 ft) -- 2 miles away
Tides: Priest Point -- 12 miles away
Nearest Featured Dive Sites
- Mukilteo T Dock (~5 miles)
- Edmonds Underwater Park (~5 miles)
Nearby Dive Sites
- Sunset Bay (~1 miles)
- Mukilteo Wreck (~1 miles)
- 100 ft Rock (~2 miles)