Updated July 2026
Wakesurfing in Washington
- 3 rated lakes
- 2 Excellent
Washington wake-sport rules
Washington has no statewide wakesurfing-specific law. Statewide rules require reducing to no-wake speed when approaching a person on a surfboard or others in the water and bar towed watersports one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset, but wake-surf setbacks are addressed locally (e.g., advocacy and proposed restrictions on Lake Sammamish). Local variation in boating rules is authorized by waterbody.
Rated lakes
| Lake | Suitability | Max depth | Surface area | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banks Lake | Excellent | — | 26,886 ac | — |
| Lake Sammamish | Excellent | — | 4,897 ac | — |
| Moses Lake | Not assessed | — | — | — |
Also in Washington
3 more Washington water bodies appear in the wakesurf inventory but are not yet in the LakeQuality graded dataset, so they have no detail page. They are listed here for completeness and are queued for the next data pull.
- Lake Roosevelt (franklin D. Roosevelt Lake)
- Lake Tapps
- Lake Washington
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