Check the Beach

Fox Island Sand Spit

Pierce County, Washington, United States

Fox Island Sand Spit 5 photos

  • Barge at Fox Island

    Barge at Fox Island. Thorsten Lindner, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Odocoileus hemionus columbianus 01

    Odocoileus hemionus columbianus 01. Thorsten Lindner, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Odocoileus hemionus columbianus 02

    Odocoileus hemionus columbianus 02. Thorsten Lindner, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Hale Passage-Eastward

    Hale Passage-Eastward. Bart Salisbury, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Fox Island Bridge 2007

    Fox Island Bridge 2007. Thorsten Lindner, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm
8 am
7.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
7 km/h4 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
14°C56°F
Water
—
Wind
128 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
4.7Fair8 am64
6.5Good9 am53
6.0Good10 am53
6.0Good11 am32
5.3Fair12 pm53
6.0Good1 pm74
6.0Good2 pm53
4.7Fair3 pm21
4.9Fair4 pm32
5.2Fair5 pm159
4.2Fair6 pm1610
Fri
7.0Great8 am53
7.2Great9 am53
7.0Great10 am64
7.4Great11 am96
7.5Great12 pm21
7.5Great1 pm21
7.5Great2 pm11
7.5Great3 pm42
7.5Great4 pm64
7.5Great5 pm42
7.4Great6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms120 m400 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m630 ft. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miArtondale (town)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miTacoma Narrows Airport (TIW)

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.

  • Fri7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Sat4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 20%
  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 60%
  • Mon6.1 GoodBest 2 pm to 3 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 30%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 12%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 25%