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Benson Beach

Pacific County, Washington, United States

Benson Beach 5 photos

  • 2022-07-30, Cape Disappointment Lighthouse from Waikiki Beach, 01

    2022-07-30, Cape Disappointment Lighthouse from Waikiki Beach, 01. Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2022-07-30, Cape Disappointment Lighthouse from Waikiki Beach, 03

    2022-07-30, Cape Disappointment Lighthouse from Waikiki Beach, 03. Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Cape D Coast Guard

    Cape D Coast Guard. Krystal Hamlin from Oak Harbor, WA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Cape Disappointment Lighthouse

    Cape Disappointment Lighthouse. Krystal Hamlin from Oak Harbor, WA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Cape Disappointment

    Cape Disappointment. Krystal Hamlin from Oak Harbor, WA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:15 pm
8 am
5.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
11°C52°F
Wind
3321 km/hmph N
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
2.6 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:15 pm
Today
5.5Good8 am117
5.5Good9 am85
5.6Good10 am85
5.6Good11 am96
5.4Fair12 pm149
5.2Fair1 pm1711
5.2Fair2 pm1912
5.3Fair3 pm1912
5.3Fair4 pm1811
5.3Fair5 pm1912
4.3Fair6 pm1811
Sat
4.0Fair8 am64
4.1Fair9 am53
4.1Fair10 am32
4.1Fair11 am21
4.1Fair12 pm32
4.2Fair1 pm64
4.2Fair2 pm53
4.2Fair3 pm53
4.3Fair4 pm106
4.3Fair5 pm96
3.7Poor6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.9 m. High at 10 am, 1.1 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.0 m. High at 11 pm, 0.9 mLow 4 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 10 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 11 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 4 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 11 pm, 0.9 m3 ft

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

The days ahead

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

  • Sun2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 74%
  • Mon3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 32%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 24%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.8 km2.3 miIlwaco (village)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miAstoria Regional Airport (AST)

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

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