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West Beach

Whatcom County, Washington, United States

West Beach 2 photos

  • 2022-04-26 03 WHATCOM CHIEF - MMSI 368011730

    2022-04-26 03 WHATCOM CHIEF - MMSI 368011730. Gordon Leggett, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Whatcom Chief ferry

    Whatcom Chief ferry. mtsvancouver from West Coast of North America, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
6.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C51°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph NW
Gusts
4125 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
6.3Good8 am2214
5.9Good9 am2717
6.2Good10 am2314
6.4Good11 am2012
6.7Good12 pm1610
6.9Good1 pm138
7.1Great2 pm117
7.1Great3 pm106
7.1Great4 pm96
7.1Great5 pm64
7.1Great6 pm64
Sat
4.5Fair8 am106
4.5Fair9 am106
4.5Fair10 am85
4.5Fair11 am63
4.1Fair12 pm42
4.1Fair1 pm00
4.1Fair2 pm32
4.1Fair3 pm74
4.1Fair4 pm117
3.8Poor5 pm1811
3.3Poor6 pm2213
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -1.2 m. High at 11 am, 1.7 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.4 m. High at 11 pm, 1.5 mLow 4 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.7 m5 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.5 m5 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 4 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.7 m5 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 46%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 13%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 13%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 21%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
130 m440 ftMacKenzie Rd at Eagle Ave
Nearest airport
12 km7 miBellingham International Airport (BLI)

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

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