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Little North Beach

Island County, Washington, United States

Little North Beach 5 photos

  • Deception Pass

    Deception Pass. Dave Schab, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Ammodytes personatus 150941576

    Ammodytes personatus 150941576. Victor Heng, CC0. Source

  • Deception Pass Bridge in 2017

    Deception Pass Bridge in 2017. Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Deception Pass Bridge 22 June 2016

    Deception Pass Bridge 22 June 2016. Redolta, CC0. Source

  • Deception Pass

    Deception Pass. Jonathan Miske from United States, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
2 km/h1 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°C53°F
Wind
128 km/hmph NW
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
7.0Great8 am138
6.9Good9 am149
6.9Good10 am149
7.0Great11 am128
7.0Great12 pm138
7.1Great1 pm117
7.1Great2 pm85
7.1Great3 pm74
7.1Great4 pm43
7.1Great5 pm32
7.1Great6 pm21
Sat
4.5Fair8 am85
4.6Fair9 am74
4.6Fair10 am21
4.6Fair11 am11
4.8Fair12 pm21
4.4Fair1 pm74
4.4Fair2 pm43
4.4Fair3 pm53
4.4Fair4 pm106
4.2Fair5 pm159
3.6Poor6 pm2013
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, 1.7 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 m6 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.5 m5 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 4 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.7 m6 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms130 m430 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m490 ft. Listed as paid
  • Picnic tables50 m170 ft away

Getting there

Nearest airport
10 km6 miAnacortes Airport (OTS)

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 Little North Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 23%
  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 45%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 15%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 27%