A living almanac of sky, tide, and season.
Live conditions for the Olympic Peninsula's wild places. See what's happening outside right now, and whether it's worth the trip today.
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Ediz Hook
Tomorrow morning's low tide at 6:21 am will expose the flats for beachcombing, and it's worth the early start if you're keen on the hunt.
Low tide tomorrow morning at 6:21 am
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Hurricane Ridge
Hurricane Ridge Road is usually open this time of year, but confirm before the drive up; if it is, the ridge is socked in tonight and the wildflower meadows and views are locked behind cloud, though the dark ridge sky holds a chance at aurora if the clouds break.
Confirm Hurricane Ridge Road before you drive up
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Salt Creek Recreation Area
The tide pools at Tongue Point won't open in daylight today; high water holds through evening, and the next real low comes after dark.
Pools stay covered in daylight today
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Dungeness Spit
High water holds the beach through daylight, so save the long lighthouse walk for the next daytime low; the refuge is premier birding right now, with 22 species logged this week, and the easy forest trail to the bluff overlook still lays the whole spit out below you.
No safe walk window in daylight today
Worth it today
Lake Crescent
The water is flat calm tonight, just 3 miles per hour of west wind, and if you have a light and a steady hand, getting out on the glass-clear water is possible.
Calm water, good paddling
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Sol Duc Valley
The Sol Duc is running normal for October, clear and blue-green over cobble, and the falls trail and riverbank walk are worth your time.
River running normal for October
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Crescent Beach at Salt Creek
The beach is quiet now, but tomorrow morning's low tide at 5:33 am will open up wide sand for an unhurried walk before the day crowds arrive.
Low tide tomorrow morning at 5:33 am
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Elwha Valley
The Elwha is running normal for October, and the easy Madison Falls walk and car-free valley road beyond the gate are worth the trip.
River running normal for October
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Railroad Bridge Park
The Dungeness is running normal for October, clear and settled over its gravel bars, so the river's open to you right now.
River running normal for October
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Sequim Bay
The low tide tomorrow morning will expose a calm, walkable beach, and tonight the waxing gibbous moon is lighting the bay.
Low tide tomorrow morning at 7:28 am
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Freshwater Bay
The bay is quiet and dark right now, but tomorrow morning's low tide at 5:33 am will open up the beach and rocky points for a rewarding walk or small-boat launch.
Low tide tomorrow morning at 5:33 am
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Hollywood Beach
The pier and in-town beach will reward an early walk tomorrow morning when the low tide pulls back at 6:21 am, exposing a full 4.9-foot range.
Low tide tomorrow morning at 6:21 am
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Morse Creek
The creek will show itself best tomorrow morning when the low tide pulls back around 6:21 am, exposing the green trail down to where the water meets the strait.
Low tide tomorrow morning at 6:21 am
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Lake Sutherland
The water is calm and glassy at this hour, a rare gift for an early-morning paddle before the ski boats are out.
Calm water, good paddling
Worth it today
Cape Flattery
The strait's mouth is running calm at 10 knots, a settled night for boats heading out to the fishing grounds or holding in the harbor.
Ocean settled: wind 10 kt
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Murdock Beach
The low tide tomorrow morning is your window to comb the rocky shore for the fossil concretions this beach is known for, with a 4.2-foot range dropping to 1.45 feet at 5:34 am.
Low tide tomorrow morning at 5:34 am
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Elwha River Mouth
The low tide tomorrow morning will expose the delta where the freed Elwha keeps reshaping its own sand, worth the early start if you want to walk ground the river itself is still claiming.
Low tide tomorrow morning at 5:33 am