Today (July 9, 2010), the marine forecast showed a wind warning in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, but it was actually the calmest I've seen it here yet. The tide was also higher so getting in the water was easier on my drysuit. It wasn't a good day for current, but I went anyway, hoping to find out how bad it gets here. Visibility was a bit less than the other times I've been here. It was about 20 feet and the water seemed greener and had more suspended particles. There was a slight current that seemed to be flowing down over the top of the wall. At the end of the wall near the point, the current was stronger. I could swim against it, so it wasn't crazy, but I didn't risk going very far. I saw a few orange peel nudibranchs, grunt sculpins and tiny juvenile Puget Sound king crabs. At the top of the reef, I saw a fish-eating anemone living on stalked kelp. It was a hot day, so the climb back up the trail was an adventure.
