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Skyline Wall

Anacortes · North Sound · Washington

Spearfishing here is conditional
The short answer is Limited · MA-7 rockfish closed. The exact rule, who enforces it, and what it covers are written out in the field notes below.
Diver reports today · zones from today’s forecast

Visibility Breakdown

Updated through the day · times PT

Visibility by position

Post Break
headline zone
10ft
today’s forecast
Open Water
12ft
today’s forecast

Solid = diver report · outlined = today's forecast

Cross-section from the sand out to open water, split into 2 visibility zones: Post Break (0-200 ft from shore), Open Water (200+ ft from shore).
Shore
Post Break
0-200 ft from shore
Open Water
200+ ft from shore

Post Break: The range past where any waves are forming, where the water starts to have a significant increase in visibility. There might be some sediment here, but swell energy is diffused and the water is calmer.

Open Water: This zone is far out enough from the shore that the water is at its clearest. It’s deep enough that sediment is not disturbed by the wave energy at the surface. Haze can sit near the surface, so the water is usually clearer the deeper you go.

Through the day

Today's visibility readings at this spot, shown at the hour each one was taken.

Every bar is a reading for the Post Break zone.

This chart shows measured diver reports only.

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Entry type
Shore
Parking
Street parking
Spearfishing
Limited · MA-7 rockfish closed
Difficulty
Advanced
Popular activities
Scuba
Today's forecast

Why it reads 8–12 ft

Updated 6:10 AM PT today · October 27, 2026
Regional clarity baseline
Neutral
13ft
Moderate impact
Calm seas
Helps vis
0.1 ft
Minor swell
Short-period chop
Hurts vis
2.0 s
Moderate chop
Light wind
Helps vis
1 kt
Minor wind
Typical conditions for this spot
Neutral
-0.3 ft vs normal
Minor impact
Moderate rain 2d ago
Hurts vis
0.27" 2d ago
Minor rain
Stale source data
Neutral
1 source cached
Minor impact

Today's forecast runs

6 AM
10ft
Morning run
10 AM
—
Pending
1 PM
—
Pending

Dawn is the clearest window. A late-morning onshore builds surface chop and gives up a few feet by the afternoon.

Medium confidence

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7-Day Forecast

Days 2 to 7 are Pro

Today is the live headline above. Tomorrow onward is the algorithm's forecast from predicted swell, wind, and rain, updated each morning and at 6 PM Pacific.

Today · Tue
Oct 27
8–12ft
Good
Open Water 12 ft
Swell under 1 ft at 1 s, wind 2 kt at 10 AM. Rain forecast, 0.2 in.
Wed
Oct 28
14
Good
Open Water 21 ft
Thu
Oct 29
9
Fair
Open Water 14 ft
Fri
Oct 30
16
Excellent
Open Water 24 ft
Sat
Oct 31
19
Excellent
Open Water 27 ft
Sun
Nov 1
11
Good
Open Water 17 ft
Mon
Nov 2
13
Good
Open Water 20 ft
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Getting there

Map and parking

48.4830° N · 122.6870° W
Map of Skyline Wall
Address
Skagit County, WA
Parking
Street parking

Free street parking on Cabana Lane and nearby streets; entry is via a public beach before the Skyline Cabana Park (private club) gate. Cul-de-sac layout with limited spaces; no formal restrooms at the beach.

Field notes

About Skyline Wall

Skyline Wall runs along the Fidalgo shore of Burrows Pass, the channel between Fidalgo and Burrows islands in the Skyline neighborhood of southwest Anacortes. The entry is a public beach reached off Cabana Lane, before the gated Skyline Cabana Park club, and Skyline Marina sits directly adjacent. Underwater, the wall is a long rocky face covered with life, dropping to an initial ledge around 45 feet and extending to roughly 75 feet along the deeper sections, with a working recreational profile of 45 to 80 feet. The rock itself is a natural feature of Burrows Pass rather than a constructed jetty or breakwater.

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