Dungeness Spit
Clallam County, Washington, United States
- No lifeguards listed
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm6.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.8
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.1
4 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
- 11°C52°F
- Water
- 12°C53°F
- Wind
- 2012 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 2818 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:08 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 4 am, -1.2 m4 ft
- High 11 am, 1.7 m5 ft
- Low 5 pm, -1.4 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.
About Dungeness Spit
Dungeness Spit is a spit in Clallam County, Washington, United States of America. It is located 0.27 miles from Graveyard Spit and 5.3 miles from the village of Carlsborg. The beach has a sandy surface.
Dungeness Spit is a sand spit jutting out approximately 5 miles (8 km) from the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula in northeastern Clallam County, Washington into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It is the longest natural sand spit in the United States. The spit is growing in length by about 15 feet (4.6 m) per year. The body of water it encloses is called Dungeness Bay.
The Dungeness Spit is entirely within the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge and home of the New Dungeness Lighthouse. Its land area, according to the United States Census Bureau, is 1,271,454 square meters (0.4909 sq mi, or 314.18 acres). The lighthouse once was run by United States Coast Guard, but in 1976 the agency installed an automatic light. Since 1994 the lighthouse has been staffed and maintained by the volunteer "New Dungeness Light Station Association". The spit is open to the public year around.
Source: Dungeness Spit on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardNone listed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 8.6 km5.3 miCarlsborg (village)
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miSequim Valley Airport (SQV)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Graveyard Spit0.4 km0.3 mi east away7.1 Great tomorrow
- Gibson Spit12 km7.2 mi south-east away7.1 Great tomorrow
- Travis Spit13 km7.8 mi south-east away7.1 Great tomorrow
- Littleneck Beach18 km11 mi south-east away7.1 Great tomorrow
- Ediz Hook22 km14 mi west away7.1 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Sat4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 38%
- Sun3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 44%
- Mon6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 17%
- Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 15%
- Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 24%