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Dive planning for Tugboat Orca
Tugboat Orca is a wreck dive in North Puget Sound. Do not attempt to dive a wreck without proper training and equipment! Please avoid dropping your anchor directly on the wreck as it may cause damage.
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⚠️ Safety & accuracy
Before diving at Tugboat Orca, always check the site-specific wind/wave forecast, tide/currents, and recent pnwdiving reports ! 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Briefings may be out of date or have inaccuracies.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: Nodule Point, 0.5 mi. SE of (25 ft) -- 4 miles away
Tides: PORT TOWNSEND -- 5 miles away
Nearest Featured Dive Sites
- Point Hudson (~6 miles)
- Keystone Jetty (~9 miles)
Nearby Dive Sites
- Comet (<1 mile)
- Port Hadlock (<1 mile)
- Alaska Reefer (~3 miles)