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Driftwood Beach

San Juan County, Washington, United States

No photo of Driftwood Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
10°C50°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph NW
Gusts
4628 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
6.6Good8 am1811
6.6Good9 am1811
6.6Good10 am1811
6.8Good11 am159
7.0Great12 pm138
7.1Great1 pm74
7.1Great2 pm64
7.1Great3 pm63
7.1Great4 pm42
7.1Great5 pm64
7.1Great6 pm63
Sat
4.5Fair8 am96
4.5Fair9 am74
4.6Fair10 am53
4.6Fair11 am32
4.1Fair12 pm21
4.1Fair1 pm42
4.1Fair2 pm10
4.1Fair3 pm106
4.1Fair4 pm138
3.9Poor5 pm1610
3.2Poor6 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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 m5 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 m5 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 46%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 17%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 11%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 24%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 20 m50 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 590 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest airport
1 km1 miBlakely Island Airport (BYW)

Nearby places

  • Blakely Island General StoreFood and drink
    590 m0.4 mi

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

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