North Beach, Guemes Island
North Beach, Guemes Island is a public kayak and canoe launch on Penguin Harbor near North Beach, Washington.
- Tidal
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Car parking
- Yes (unpaved)
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 48.56800, -122.62270
Boating rules
- No-discharge zone: WAC 173-228 bans vessel sewage discharges, whether treated or not, in the No Discharge Zone. It became effective May 10, 2018. · all of Penguin Harbor rule
From the boating rules map of Washington Department of Ecology, read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Anacortes, Guemes Channel · NOAA, 3.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ133, Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Anacortes, Guemes Channel station, 3.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | Low 3:40 am -0.1 ft · High 12:01 pm 8.6 ft · Low 7:00 pm 5.4 ft · High 9:54 pm 5.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 4:47 am 0.9 ft · High 12:41 pm 8.5 ft · Low 7:33 pm 4.2 ft · High 11:56 pm 5.4 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 5:52 am 2.0 ft · High 1:15 pm 8.5 ft · Low 8:02 pm 2.9 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 1:45 am 5.8 ft · Low 6:52 am 3.1 ft · High 1:42 pm 8.4 ft · Low 8:29 pm 1.6 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 3:05 am 6.5 ft · Low 7:47 am 4.1 ft · High 2:04 pm 8.3 ft · Low 8:55 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 4:09 am 7.2 ft · Low 8:37 am 5.0 ft · High 2:23 pm 8.2 ft · Low 9:23 pm -0.4 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 5:02 am 7.9 ft · Low 9:26 am 5.9 ft · High 2:41 pm 8.0 ft · Low 9:51 pm -1.1 ft |
On Penguin Harbor
Bay in Washington. All launches on Penguin Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Penguin Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Young County Park North Beach · 1.2 mi · Penguin Harbor
- Cypress Head Campground · 2.2 mi · Bellingham Channel
- Guemes ferry terminal boat launch · 2.7 mi · Guemes Channel
- Seafarer Park · 3.8 mi · Cap Sante Waterway
- March Point Recreational Beach · 5.7 mi · Padilla Bay
- Washington Park · 5.7 mi · Rosario Strait
Sources
- Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS01260 · Washington Department of Ecology, Category 1 public information; use of Ecology data with credit to Ecology and a link to the data page; commercial and political use prohibited
Why it is listed as public: listed by Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.