Check the Beach

Point Shilshole Beach

King County, Washington, United States

Point Shilshole Beach 5 photos

  • 20 1015 148 From Water

    20 1015 148 From Water. John M Feit, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Eastern Discovery Park beach erratic, yardstick

    Eastern Discovery Park beach erratic, yardstick. Dennis Bratland, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2024-12-03, Salmon Bay Bridge (Seattle), 074707

    2024-12-03, Salmon Bay Bridge (Seattle), 074707. Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2024-12-03, Salmon Bay Bridge (Seattle), 074711

    2024-12-03, Salmon Bay Bridge (Seattle), 074711. Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Ballard perk - panoramio

    Ballard perk - panoramio. Scott Thompson, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.0
4 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
11°C52°F
Water
—
Wind
2012 km/hmph N
Gusts
2315 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
7.3Great8 am106
6.2Good9 am106
6.5Good10 am138
6.3Good11 am1811
4.9Fair12 pm2113
6.8Good1 pm1510
7.3Great2 pm1610
7.0Great3 pm2113
4.7Fair4 pm2012
6.2Good5 pm2113
4.7Fair6 pm2113
Fri
7.8Great8 am117
8.0Great9 am74
7.9Great10 am85
8.0Great11 am85
8.0Great12 pm75
8.0Great1 pm32
8.0Great2 pm42
8.0Great3 pm53
8.0Great4 pm63
8.0Great5 pm53
8.0Great6 pm43
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

  • Restrooms180 m580 ft away
  • Drinking water390 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m290 ft
  • DogsNot allowed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
740 m0.5 mi32nd Avenue Northwest & Northwest 64th Street
Nearest town
9.8 km6.1 miSeattle (city)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miKenmore Air Seaplane Terminal (LKE)

Nearby places

  • Happy Crab Boiling SeafoodSeafood
    90 m290 ft
  • Un BienCaribbean
    160 m530 ft

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.

  • Fri8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 1%
  • Sat5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 12%
  • Sun4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 52%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 21%
  • Tue7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 27%