Check the Beach

West Beach

Skagit County, Washington, United States

West Beach 2 photos

  • There are some small tide pools here. I watched a mother and daughter (I think) shooting senior pictures along the beach. I had taken a picture of them at Green Point, they had a great day for photos,

    There are some small tide pools here. I watched a mother and daughter (I think) shooting senior pictures along the beach. I had taken a picture of them at Green Point, they had a great day for photos,. brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • My shadow on the Serpentine rock. There is a lot of glacier scraping, I tried a few macros with poor results, my DOF is not so good wit a 100 mm macro seawt10 364

    My shadow on the Serpentine rock. There is a lot of glacier scraping, I tried a few macros with poor results, my DOF is not so good wit a 100 mm macro seawt10 364. brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C51°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
4.7Fair8 am96
4.7Fair9 am53
6.5Good10 am53
4.6Fair11 am106
5.7Good12 pm21
5.3Fair1 pm53
4.7Fair2 pm53
5.3Fair3 pm85
6.8Good4 pm43
7.0Great5 pm53
6.9Good6 pm74
Fri
6.1Good8 am2415
6.0Good9 am2516
6.2Good10 am2314
6.7Good11 am1610
7.1Great12 pm117
7.1Great1 pm42
7.1Great2 pm32
7.1Great3 pm32
7.1Great4 pm32
7.1Great5 pm32
7.1Great6 pm53
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 mLow 4 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.7 m6 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • Low 4 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.7 m6 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.4 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

  • Restrooms410 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers420 m0.3 mi away
  • Picnic tables150 m500 ft away
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
920 m0.6 miSands Way & Curtis Ct.
Nearest town
6.7 km4.1 miGuemes (village)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miAnacortes Airport (OTS)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 25%
  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 45%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 16%
  • Tue6.3 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%