South Beach
San Juan County, Washington, United States
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
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
- 8°C46°F
- Water
- 12°C54°F
- Wind
- 127 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 2918 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:07 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 4 am, -1.3 m4 ft
- High 11 am, 1.6 m5 ft
- Low 5 pm, -1.5 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
- Restrooms180 m590 ft away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m660 ft. Listed as free
- Picnic tables160 m520 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 8.8 km5.5 miFriday Harbor (village)
- Nearest airport
- 6 km4 miLopez Island Airport (LPS)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- South Beach1.6 km1.0 mi north-west away7.1 Great later
- Fourth of July Beach1.7 km1.0 mi north away7.1 Great later
- Jackson Beach7.2 km4.5 mi north away7.1 Great later
- Flint Beach10 km6.4 mi east away7.0 Great later
- South Beach13 km8.0 mi north away7.1 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 38%
- Sun3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 50%
- Mon6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 20%
- Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 11%
- Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 22%