Check the Beach

North Beach

Island County, Washington, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
12 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
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
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
7°C44°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
106 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
6.8Good8 am1610
6.8Good9 am1610
6.7Good10 am1710
6.9Good11 am159
7.0Great12 pm128
7.1Great1 pm117
7.1Great2 pm85
7.1Great3 pm74
7.1Great4 pm64
7.1Great5 pm53
7.1Great6 pm74
Sat
4.6Fair8 am32
4.6Fair9 am10
4.5Fair10 am00
4.5Fair11 am53
4.5Fair12 pm53
4.5Fair1 pm43
4.5Fair2 pm64
4.5Fair3 pm53
4.5Fair4 pm74
4.5Fair5 pm32
4.2Fair6 pm74
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 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 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

  • Restrooms340 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers480 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 840 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest airport
11 km7 miAnacortes Airport (OTS)

Nearby places

  • Concession StandFood and drink
    840 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 19%
  • Sun4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 45%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 28%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 12%