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Ballard Elks Public Access, Washington

Near Seattle · 5.9 mi

6 beaches near this one

Air62.1 °Ffeels like 61.3 °F

Water——

Next tide—not provided

Wind

5 mphnorth-east

gusts 6 mph · rain 0 %

Nowunknown

Sun, Sep 20, 01:34 PM

Practical information

Tide

Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.

NowTide unavailable—

Next eventTide curve unavailable—

Tide curve unavailable

Sea conditions

sea model sampled 2.8 mi from the beach

Waves: 0.1 ft
Period: 1.8 s
Swell: 0.1 ft N

Local conditions

Humidity: 72 %
UV: 5.0
Cloud cover: 7 %
Sunrise: 06:54 AM
Sunset: 07:11 PM

Open‑Meteo forecast at the nearest grid point.

Surface: Sandrecorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Length: 177 ftSource record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Cliffs nearby: 1,230 ftSource record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Shade features nearby: Not documentedNearby, does not guarantee shade on the beach.recorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Distance to town: 6.0 miSource record 9/11/2026 · Open source
Shore axis: 0°Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source

Sun and shore orientation

September 20, 2026 · Estimated times · local time

Sunrise

06:52 AM

Shore orientation unavailable

Sunset

07:13 PM

Shore orientation unavailable

Estimated position for this date. Terrain, buildings and clouds may hide the sun; an unobstructed view has not been verified. Calculation method

Do you know this beach?

These answers come from visitors, not from a source we cite. They describe the place, not today's conditions.

Is the beach easy to reach?

Practical information recorded by the source

This information is source-recorded and may not describe the current situation.

Nearby services: toilets 1 · parking 7 · restaurant 4 · shop 2 · drinking water 1recorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Accessible toilets: Yesrecorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source

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Local area: Kingrecorded by the source · Source record 8/25/2026 · Open source
Catalogue record: Mapped beachrecorded by the source · Source record 8/25/2026 · Open source
Coast: Pacific OceanSource record 8/25/2026 · Open source
Water body: OceanSource record 8/25/2026 · Open source

Today’s windows

06:00 — 22:00 · select a row for details

Calculated at 01:34 PM

family beach time01:00 PM – 04:00 PM

family beach time

Check first

01:00 PM – 04:00 PM

Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v2

Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092020

shore gathering01:34 PM – 04:34 PM

shore gathering

Check first

01:34 PM – 04:34 PM

Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v2

Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092020

coastal walk02:00 PM – 04:00 PM

coastal walk

Check first

02:00 PM – 04:00 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v2

Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092020

beach run03:00 PM – 04:30 PM

beach run

Check first

03:00 PM – 04:30 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v2

Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092020

photography04:00 PM – 06:00 PM

photography

Check first

04:00 PM – 06:00 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v2

Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092020

sunset05:00 PM – 06:30 PM

sunset

Check first

05:00 PM – 06:30 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v2

Sources open-meteo-weather-2026092020

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Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.

Seven-day tide

Modelled tidal range · source reference

The range is calculated from each day’s modelled heights. Heights retain the source reference and do not replace official times.

Tide calendarBrowse the month day by day with the modelled tidal range when available.

Tide and currents

Reflex

A baïne is a hollow in the sand filled with water that can create a current pulling out to sea: even a strong swimmer cannot fight it. Reflex: swim parallel to the shore to get out of it, never straight against it.

Source: SNSM (Sauveteurs en Mer)

Did you know

A sandbank can look stable and then be surrounded by the sea within minutes: between 1 May and 1 August 2025, CROSS Gris-Nez recorded 38 people cut off by the tide, notably around the Somme bay.

Source: Préfecture maritime de la Manche et de la mer du Nord

Did you know

In the Mont-Saint-Michel bay, the sea can rise by about 6 km/h: it is best never to venture in alone, and always to cross the bay with a guide.

Source: Normandie Tourisme

Temperature over 48 hours

Updated at 01:15 PM

01:00 PM☀️62 °F0 % rainwind 5 mph

04:00 PM☀️67 °F0 % rainwind 4 mph

07:00 PM☀️61 °F0 % rainwind 5 mph

10:00 PM☀️55 °F0 % rainwind 6 mph

01:00 AM☀️52 °F0 % rainwind 4 mph

04:00 AM☀️50 °F0 % rainwind 2 mph

07:00 AM☀️49 °F0 % rainwind 3 mph

10:00 AM☁️58 °F0 % rainwind 5 mph

01:00 PM☁️63 °F0 % rainwind 4 mph

04:00 PM☀️68 °F0 % rainwind 2 mph

07:00 PM☁️62 °F1 % rainwind 7 mph

10:00 PM☁️59 °F1 % rainwind 7 mph

01:00 AM☁️57 °F10 % rainwind 7 mph

04:00 AM🌦️55 °F10 % rainwind 8 mph

07:00 AM☁️55 °F9 % rainwind 6 mph

10:00 AM☁️57 °F9 % rainwind 4 mph

Today🌫️67 °F 47 °F0 %

Tomorrow☁️68 °F 49 °F4 %

Tue🌦️67 °F 52 °F10 %

Wed☁️69 °F 47 °F8 %

Thu🌧️62 °F 49 °F49 %

Fri🌧️67 °F 51 °F52 %

Sat☁️60 °F 47 °F8 %

Modelled forecasts may change. Hourly values are spaced three hours apart; scroll to view all 48 hours.

The place in pictures

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Sources and method

How to read the figures on this page, and what they do not say.

Tide heights: Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
Sea temperature and conditions: Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
Beach characteristics: These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.

Source & freshness

Données météo par Open-Meteo.comFresh

Modelled data · weather

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Données marines par Open-Meteo.comFresh

Modelled data · waves

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — RAD and Beach Attributes; U.S. federal government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. §105)aging

Official catalogue · bathing

Method and source ↗

GeoNames gazetteer (cities500) — CC BY 4.0Fresh

derived_gazetteer · derived_gazetteer

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-15T20:20:37Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh

catalogue_review · catalogue_review

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Marée indisponible : les activités restent inconnues.

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

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