Pioneer Square Habitat Beach
King County, Washington, United States
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:04 pm5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.2
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
5.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 7°C44°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph E
- Gusts
- 53 km/hmph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:04 pm
Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Mon6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 15%
- Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 10%
- Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 43%
- Thu4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 27%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Pioneer Square Habitat Beach
Pioneer Square Habitat Beach is an urban beach located in Seattle, Washington, U.S. The beach is 260 feet long and has drinking water available on site. It is 410 feet from the nearest bus stop and 680 feet from the nearest toilets.
Pioneer Square Habitat Beach is a 200-foot (61 m)-long urban beach south of the Colman Dock in Seattle's Pioneer Square district, in the U.S. state of Washington. It began construction in 2018 and opened in 2023 as part of a multi-year redevelopment of the waterfront and the Alaskan Way Seawall. The beach was designed to use natural topography and plants.
Source: Pioneer Square Habitat Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms210 m680 ft away
- Drinking water100 m330 ft away
- Parking15 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m580 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink341 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Playground270 m870 ft away
- SurfacePebbles
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 130 m410 ftAlaskan Way & Columbia Street
- Nearest town
- 580 m0.4 miSeattle (city)
- Nearest airport
- 3 km2 miKenmore Air Seaplane Terminal (LKE)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- South Holgate Street End1.7 km1.1 mi south away5.3 Fair later
- Bay Street End2.4 km1.5 mi north-west away5.2 Fair later
- West Denny Way Street End2.6 km1.6 mi north-west away5.2 Fair later
- West Thomas Street End2.9 km1.8 mi north-west away5.2 Fair later
- Lake Union Park Kayak Launch and Beach2.9 km1.8 mi north away5.2 Fair later