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Alki Beach

Seattle, Washington· Pacific Northwest Coast

A sheltered Puget Sound beach facing Elliott Bay, with city views across the water. Protected from ocean swell entirely, so the water is usually flat; tides here swing widely, uncovering a broad cobble and sand flat at the low end.

Updated Sep 25,

Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued September 25 at 1:39AM PDT until September 25 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Seattle WA

In effect until 11:00 PM. Issued by NWS Seattle WA. Read the full alert

Right now · Beach Day

Fair for beach day — cool — bring a layer

Fair

Limited data — some conditions could not be retrieved, so this rating is based on what is available.

Feels like
57°FFairCool — bring a layer
Wind
9 mphGoodGentle breeze
Rain chance
52%FairRain is possible
Surf
UnavailableNo wave data for this location
Sky
68%FairMostly cloudy

Activity conditions

What Alki Beach is good for right now

Each activity is rated by its worst relevant condition, not an average.

  • Beach Day

    Fair

    Fair for beach day — cool — bring a layer

    Limited data — rated on 80% of the usual conditions.

  • Beachcombing

    Poor

    Poor for beachcombing — high water covers most of the beach

  • Kayaking

    Not rated yet

  • Paddleboarding

    Not rated yet

  • Fishing

    Not rated yet

Best time windows

When to go over the next two days

Windows come from the hourly forecast, so they get less certain further out.

Beach Day

  • Fri 4 PM – 8 PMFairFair for beach day — cool — bring a layer
  • Sat 8 AM – 8 PMFairFair for beach day — mostly cloudy
Hourly outlook for Beach Day from 8:00 AM to 7:00 AM

Fri 8 AMSun 7 AM

Beachcombing

  • Fri 9 AM – 2 PMFairFair for beachcombing — rising tide is covering the low beach
  • Sat 10 AM – 12 PMGoodGood for beachcombing — tide is near its low point
  • Sat 12 PM – 2 PMFairFair for beachcombing — rising tide is covering the low beach
Hourly outlook for Beachcombing from 8:00 AM to 7:00 AM

Fri 8 AMSun 7 AM

Current conditions

Showers And Thunderstorms

Air temperature
57°FForecastNational Weather Service· NWS SEW forecast grid
Wind
9 mphfrom the SSEForecastNational Weather Service· NWS SEW forecast grid
Water temperature
Not measured at the nearest station
Surf
No nearby station reports this
Chance of rain
52%ForecastNational Weather Service· NWS SEW forecast grid
Cloud cover
68%ForecastNational Weather Service· NWS SEW forecast grid

Tide

Tide at SEATTLE (Madison St.), Elliott Bay

Heights are relative to MLLW, the NOAA chart datum for this station.

Now

Falling

Observed water level

6 ft

Today

  • High 4:27 AM 9.7 ft
  • Low 10:37 AM 1.5 ft
  • High 5:04 PM 11.1 ft
  • Low 11:17 PM 2.6 ft

Sat

  • High 5:12 AM 10.2 ft
  • Low 11:14 AM 2.1 ft
  • High 5:25 PM 11.3 ft
  • Low 11:47 PM 1.3 ft

Sun

  • High 5:58 AM 10.6 ft
  • Low 11:51 AM 3 ft
  • High 5:49 PM 11.4 ft

Mon

  • Low 12:21 AM 0.1 ft
  • High 6:46 AM 10.9 ft
  • Low 12:31 PM 4.1 ft
  • High 6:15 PM 11.4 ft

Predictions from NOAA CO-OPS station 9447130.

Weather

Forecast

  • Today62°FShowers And Thunderstorms96%
  • Tonight50°FMostly Clear12%
  • Saturday62°FPartly Sunny0%
  • Saturday Night50°FMostly Cloudy0%
  • Sunday63°FSunny0%
  • Sunday Night50°FPartly Cloudy1%
  • Monday64°FPartly Sunny14%
  • Monday Night53°FChance Light Rain43%
  • Tuesday61°FChance Light Rain52%
  • Tuesday Night54°FChance Light Rain52%
  • Wednesday62°FChance Light Rain32%
  • Wednesday Night52°FChance Light Rain32%
  • Thursday60°FChance Light Rain25%
  • Thursday Night50°FSlight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy19%

Waves

Surf

No wave data for this location

Alki Beach has no offshore buoy and no wave forecast in its NWS grid, so SeaJot has nothing to report rather than an estimate.

Water temperature

Water

Water temperature unavailable

No nearby buoy or NOAA tide gauge reports water temperature for this location right now.

Additional data

Daylight and data sources

Sunrise
6:59 AM
Sunset
7:03 PM
Humidity
87%
Visibility
6.9 mi
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
47.5812, -122.4098

Stations used for this location

  • Tides — NOAA CO-OPS SEATTLE (Madison St.), Elliott Bay (9447130), 3.6 mi away
  • Weather — National Weather Service grid SEW 122,67
  • Water temperature fallback — NOAA CO-OPS Seattle (9447130), 3.6 mi away

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