Gerry a post that bears repeating more times than not. There are many people throughout a season that throw caution to the wind when navigating an inlet. Some unfortunately who don't survive to talk about it. If there's two things in Gerry's post I would prioritize it's stop and observe the situation before committing and if necessary wait it out until conditions improve. Too many captains get to an inlet and it seems their only priority is beating other approaching boats in. It's not a race, probably worse thing anyone can do. Take your time and assess the situation, current, wind, boat traffic, bridge openings (if applicable) wave sets etc. And don't be one of those captains who decides to stop in the middle of the mouth, observe from a safe distance out. Second is if your unsure of safe passage, wait until conditions improve which more often than not means the tide slowing down or turning around. There's nothing you'll ever be late for that's worth loss of life, yours or anyone else's.