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 07:58 AM and sunset is at 04:16 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
8:23AM2.58m
4:34PM1.98m
8:52AM2.57m
5:43PM1.83m
9:20AM2.56m
7:09PM1.64m
9:47AM2.56m
8:44PM1.47m
10:13AM2.56m
10:35PM1.40m
10:40AM2.56m
00:58AM1.55m
11:07AM2.58m
2:52AM1.88m
Low Tide
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
2:02PM1.95m
00:57AM-0.30m
3:03PM1.80m
1:37AM-0.12m
3:59PM1.56m
2:17AM0.16m
4:45PM1.24m
2:59AM0.52m
5:28PM0.87m
3:46AM0.94m
6:10PM0.45m
4:44AM1.37m
6:53PM0.04m
5:56AM1.75m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
mod rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
 km/h
50
SE
35
SSE
40
W
30
SSW
30
WSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
20
S
35
SSE
15
SW
15
S
30
SSE
45
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
30
NNE
20
NE
30
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
E
20
ESE
25
SE
15
ENE
10
E
 mm 
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
6
2
8
1
2
7
max°C
7
9
7
7
6
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
6
7
7
5
3
5
5
1
2
3
2
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
Moonrise
7:19
8:19
9:09
9:48
10:18
10:41
11:00
11:16
11:31
11:46
12:02
12:22
Moonset
2:47
3:33
4:31
5:39
6:51
8:05
9:20
10:34
11:50
1:08
2:30
Sunrise
7:58
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:02
8:02
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:03
Sunset
4:16
4:16
4:17
4:17
4:19
4:19
4:20
4:20
4:21
4:22
4:22
4:23
Today's sea temperature in Orcas, Orcas Island is
9.6° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.2 max: 9.2 min: 6.6°C)
Issued (local time): 3 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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