Paddling conditions planner
Find the calmer overlap—not just the nearest low tide.
For kayaks, paddleboards, and other small craft, tide timing is only part of the water story. Perigee lines up the selected tide stage with forecast wind, gusts, waves when available, and water temperature.
The result highlights the cleanest available wind window and shows whether tide, waves, or water-temperature context is missing.
Start with the decision
The questions worth answering before the plan hardens.
- Question 01
When does lighter wind line up with the tide stage I prefer?
- Question 02
Are gusts or reported waves changing the character of this small-craft window?
- Question 03
Is the read complete enough to use, or should I go straight to the official marine forecast?
What Perigee combines
One window, with the inputs kept separate.
A single score can hide the reason a plan changed. The activity read keeps each coastal input visible and marks unavailable data instead of silently treating it as favorable.
- 01Wind + gusts
- The lightest forecast interval plus the strongest nearby wind signal.
- 02Waves
- Gridded wave height when NWS publishes it for the shoreline point.
- 03Tide stage
- The next high or low and its station-local timing.
- 04Water temperature
- Observed temperature when reported, with absence kept visible.
What comes back
A result you can inspect, not a verdict.
Perigee is a planning aid. It explains the window and the state of its inputs so you can make the next check with better context.
- 01
A suggested window around the lightest available wind forecast or next tide signal.
- 02
Separate wind, wave, tide, and temperature reasons you can inspect one by one.
- 03
A caution when gusts rise or the tide stage needed for context is unavailable.
Field note
Local current, surf, launch access, boat traffic, skill, equipment, and cold-water risk remain essential. Always verify the marine forecast and conditions at the water.
Keep planning