Check the Beach

Jackson Beach

San Juan County, Washington, United States

Jackson Beach 5 photos

  • Inter-island ferry (92221)

    Inter-island ferry (92221). Buidhe, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Friday Harbor Washington State - panoramio

    Friday Harbor Washington State - panoramio. Rose_Braverman, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Friday Harbor Seafood

    Friday Harbor Seafood. Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Let's Go - panoramio (1)

    Let's Go - panoramio (1). rainer schmidt, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Roche Harbor - panoramio

    Roche Harbor - panoramio. SCOTT CAMERON, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
7.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
6 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°C47°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
148 km/hmph NW
Gusts
4025 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
5.7Good8 am42
5.9Good9 am85
5.3Fair10 am53
6.0Good11 am21
4.6Fair12 pm53
4.6Fair1 pm42
4.7Fair2 pm128
6.4Good3 pm32
6.6Good4 pm21
6.2Good5 pm32
7.1Great6 pm43
Fri
7.1Great8 am128
7.1Great9 am106
7.1Great10 am106
7.1Great11 am127
7.0Great12 pm138
7.0Great1 pm138
7.1Great2 pm106
7.1Great3 pm96
7.1Great4 pm85
7.1Great5 pm53
7.1Great6 pm63
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, 1.6 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.4 mLow 4 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.6 m5 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • Low 4 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.6 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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms140 m470 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 20 m50 ft. Fee not listed
  • Boat ramp160 m530 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1 miFriday Harbor (village)
Nearest airport
1 km1 miFriday Harbor Airport (FRD)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Jackson Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 39%
  • Sun3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 50%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 20%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 21%