Closest Beaches

Beaches Near Seattle, WA

Seattle sits on Puget Sound, not the open Pacific, so true ocean beaches require a drive out to the coast. Ocean Shores and the Long Beach Peninsula are the standard runs; Kalaloch and the Olympic coast offer wilder, driftwood-strewn sand. Water is cold and the surf modest by California standards.

Plan This Week

This Afternoon looks like the best day across this list.

Strongest single forecast: Alki Beach Park on This Afternoon (84).

Within 60 mi

Alki Beach Park

4.0 mi · ~6 min drive · King County, WA

Ideal for a beach walk.

74°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (84)

Golden Gardens Park

6.6 mi · ~10 min drive · King County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

71°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (79)

Saltwater State Park

16 mi · ~23 min drive · King County, WA

Ideal for a beach walk.

58°F water 76°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (71)

Dash Point State Park

20 mi · ~29 min drive · Pierce County, WA

Ideal for a beach walk.

58°F water 75°F air 6 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (73)

Owen Beach (Point Defiance)

23 mi · ~32 min drive · Pierce County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

58°F water 70°F air 6 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (68)

Double Bluff Beach

27 mi · ~39 min drive · Island County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

55°F water 67°F air 8 mph wind Best this week: Sunday (64)

Fort Worden State Park

42 mi · ~1 hr drive · Jefferson County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

55°F water 64°F air 7 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (57)

Deception Pass State Park

56 mi · ~1 hr 21 min drive · Island County, WA

Great day for photography.

66°F air 5 mph wind Best this week: Thursday (72)

Larrabee State Park

73 mi · ~1 hr 45 min drive · Whatcom County, WA

Great day for photography.

66°F air 2 mph wind Best this week: Monday (72)

Pacific Beach State Park

92 mi · ~2 hr 12 min drive · Grays Harbor County, WA

Great day for fishing.

67°F air 3 to 8 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (79)

Birch Bay State Park

92 mi · ~2 hr 12 min drive · Whatcom County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

67°F air 6 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (75)

Kalaloch Beach

95 mi · ~2 hr 17 min drive · Jefferson County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

53°F water 62°F air 5 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (53)

Ocean Shores

95 mi · ~2 hr 17 min drive · Grays Harbor County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

71°F air 6 to 12 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (77)

Westport Light State Park

97 mi · ~2 hr 20 min drive · Grays Harbor County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

67°F air 8 to 14 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (70)

Ruby Beach

98 mi · ~2 hr 21 min drive · Jefferson County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

53°F water 62°F air 6 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (52)

Twin Harbors State Park

98 mi · ~2 hr 21 min drive · Grays Harbor County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

69°F air 8 to 13 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (74)

Third Beach (La Push)

106 mi · ~2 hr 33 min drive · Clallam County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

53°F water 69°F air 3 to 7 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (73)

Second Beach (La Push)

108 mi · ~2 hr 36 min drive · Clallam County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

53°F water 61°F air 5 to 8 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (64)

First Beach (La Push)

109 mi · ~2 hr 37 min drive · Clallam County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

53°F water 62°F air 5 to 8 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (52)

Rialto Beach

110 mi · ~2 hr 38 min drive · Clallam County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

53°F water 64°F air 5 to 8 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (67)

Shi Shi Beach

118 mi · ~2 hr 50 min drive · Clallam County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

53°F water 67°F air 5 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (71)

Long Beach (Washington)

119 mi · ~2 hr 51 min drive · Pacific County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

72°F air 10 to 14 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (78)

Hobuck Beach

119 mi · ~2 hr 52 min drive · Clallam County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

53°F water 67°F air 3 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (60)

Cape Disappointment State Park

122 mi · ~2 hr 55 min drive · Pacific County, WA

Great day for a beach walk.

70°F air 10 to 15 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (77)

Seaside Beach (Oregon)

135 mi · ~3 hr 14 min drive · Clatsop County, OR

Great day for a beach walk.

70°F air 10 mph wind Best this week: This Afternoon (78)

Distance is straight-line, drive times are estimates

Mileage shown is straight-line distance from the center of Seattle. Real drive times depend on highway routing, weekend traffic, and where in the metro you start. For summer Saturdays, plan 20–40 minutes longer than the estimates here. The range slider above filters by the same straight-line distance.