Alki Beach

Seattle, Washington · Pacific coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Alki Beach in Seattle, Washington, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

See today's water at Alki BeachGet the Android app

Right now at Alki Beach

Water
54°F (12°C)
Wind
5 mph (8 km/h) from the southeast
Air
54°F (12°C)

As of 6:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Alki Beach

  • Today: 2:06 PM, 8.0 ft
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 3:10 PM, 7.8 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 4:25 PM, 7.4 ft (lowest)
  • Monday, Nov 16: no low tide between sunrise and sunset
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: no low tide between sunrise and sunset

Predicted by NOAA for Lockheed Shipyard, Harbor Island, 2.1 miles (3.3 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Alki Beach

  • Dec 25–28: up to 13.0 ft (Sat, Dec 26, 7:21 AM); lowest daylight low ahead 5.6 ft (Mon, Dec 28, 2:49 PM)
  • Jan 23–26: up to 13.1 ft (Mon, Jan 25, 7:15 AM); lowest daylight low ahead 3.2 ft (Tue, Jan 26, 2:08 PM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Lockheed Shipyard, Harbor Island between now and March 3, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from Lockheed Shipyard, Harbor Island, 2.1 miles (3.3 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
NEW DUNGENESS - 17 NM NE of Port Angeles, WA, 63 miles (101 km) away.
Facing
Northwest (326°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

Beaches near Alki Beach

All Washington beaches