Orcas, Orcas Island Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Orcas, Orcas Island Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:54 AM and sunset is at 04:15 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
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night
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night
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night
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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
10:45AM2.53m
9:40PM1.43m
11:19AM2.48m
00:08AM1.39m
11:46AM2.43m
2:16AM1.61m
12:08PM2.38m
3:33AM1.91m
12:27PM2.34m
4:27AM2.18m
12:47PM2.30m
5:10AM2.39m
1:10PM2.28m
5:47AM2.52m
1:36PM2.26m
6:21AM2.58m
2:07PM2.24m
6:52AM2.60m
2:41PM2.21m
7:23AM2.60m
3:16PM2.16m
7:53AM2.58m
3:51PM2.09m
Low Tide
6:11PM1.18m
3:54AM0.62m
6:56PM0.85m
4:50AM1.02m
7:32PM0.55m
8:01PM0.28m
7:02AM1.72m
8:27PM0.06m
8:13AM1.94m
8:53PM-0.12m
9:20AM2.08m
9:22PM-0.25m
10:19AM2.15m
9:52PM-0.34m
11:08AM2.16m
10:26PM-0.41m
11:48AM2.15m
11:02PM-0.44m
12:26PM2.11m
11:39PM-0.44m
1:10PM2.05m
00:18AM-0.40m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy snow
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
 km/h
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
NNE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
W
40
SSE
20
SE
45
WSW
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SW
25
SE
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
NE
25
ENE
30
N
25
W
15
NW
30
SE
 mm 
3
5
3
1
5
5
4
2
4
3
2
5
3
2
1
3
2
7
4
10
6
2
2
max°C
9
8
7
9
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
10
9
9
8
6
6
7
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
3
3
3
5
Moonrise
12:28
1:37
2:46
3:54
5:04
6:13
7:19
8:19
9:09
9:48
10:18
Moonset
12:25
12:39
12:52
1:06
1:23
1:44
2:11
2:47
3:33
4:31
5:39
6:51
Sunrise
7:54
7:54
7:54
7:56
7:56
7:58
7:58
7:58
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
Sunset
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:16
4:16
4:17
4:17
4:19
Today's sea temperature in Orcas, Orcas Island is
9.5° C
(Statistics for 11 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.5 max: 9.3 min: 6.5°C)
Issued (local time): 9 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025
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