Government Cut in Miami is notorious for producing dangerous waves with the outgoing tide, and other inlets have their own problems. It s important to learn the oddities of any inlet you use. Question dockmasters, charter captains and other boaters. Although more boats travel the Intracoastal Waterway than offshore, don t be misled into thinking it s safe from the effects of current. Particularly in areas exposed to the ocean, there is usually a current flowing across the Waterway.
Unattentive boaters can easily find themselves pushed aground on the opposite side of the channel.