Ilwaco, United States

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Ilwaco, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Sam Beebe/Ecotrust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ilwaco

Ilwaco is a town in Washington, United States. From Ilwaco you can reach 2 surf spots, 2 kite spots and 2 windsurf spots. The nearest is Ilwaco, a kite and windsurf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 17 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 9 of them campsites. The nearest airport is OLM, 114 km away.

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Staying in Ilwaco

  • 17 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 9 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: OLM, 114 km, PDX, 138 km, TIW, 154 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ilwaco.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Ilwaco too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Ilwaco: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Fort Canby- "A" jetty3.7 kmabout 10 min by car7 ft655 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, good5 ft598 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, too small5 ft291 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft111 kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore, too small6 ft606 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore, fair6 ft425 kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, poor4 ft221 kJwind from the south-south-east, 19 knots, too small
All readings for Fort Canby- "A" jetty: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Fort Canby- "A" jetty, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct56, good7 ft9 s655kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore13°C
Mon 19Oct29, too small5 ft11 s598kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small5 ft9 s291kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore16°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small4 ft7 s111kJwind from the north, 7 knots, offshore14°C
Thu 22Oct37, fair6 ft10 s606kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore13°C
Fri 23Oct35, poor6 ft8 s425kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small4 ft8 s221kJwind from the south-south-east, 19 knots11°C
long beach4.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Long Beach7 ft642 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, good6 ft433 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, fair5 ft219 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, too small4 ft115 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, too small6 ft687 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, fair6 ft354 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, fair5 ft247 kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, too small
All readings for long beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at long beach, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct51, good7 ft9 ssoft642kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct42, fair6 ft8 ssoft433kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small5 ft7 smushy219kJwind from the north, 3 knots20°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small4 ft7 smushy115kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots17°C
Thu 22Oct42, fair6 ft10 ssoft687kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots13°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair6 ft8 ssoft354kJwind from the west, 4 knots13°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small5 ft8 smushy247kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ilwaco, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Ilwaco

Windsurf near Ilwaco

Places to eat near Ilwaco

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits