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Ben Ure Spit

Island County, Washington, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
8°C46°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
7.1Great8 am127
7.0Great9 am138
7.0Great10 am138
7.0Great11 am138
7.0Great12 pm138
7.1Great1 pm127
7.1Great2 pm74
7.1Great3 pm64
7.1Great4 pm64
7.1Great5 pm53
7.1Great6 pm53
Sat
4.6Fair8 am21
4.6Fair9 am32
4.6Fair10 am32
4.6Fair11 am32
4.6Fair12 pm32
4.5Fair1 pm21
4.5Fair2 pm63
4.5Fair3 pm53
4.4Fair4 pm85
4.5Fair5 pm117
4.3Fair6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -1.3 m. High at 11 am, 1.7 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.4 m. High at 11 pm, 1.5 mLow 4 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.7 m6 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.5 m5 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 4 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.7 m6 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.5 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 260 m850 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
6.8 km4.2 miLa Conner (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAnacortes Airport (OTS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 17%
  • Sun4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 44%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 13%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 29%