Meet the water at its own pace.

Tide-aware tours and easy beachfront rentals on the softer edge of the Salish Sea.

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Beachfront pickup

PFD and dry bag included

Wind-safe rescheduling

Read the water first

The tide makes the route.

Every rental leaves with a route card matched to tide, wind, available time, and paddling confidence.

Choose your experience

Guided, self-guided, or simply afloat.

Compare the pace, time, and requirements at a glance. We will help with the details when you are ready.

01Guide me

Kelp Forest Kayak Tour

Follow the protected shoreline with a naturalist guide and learn who lives below the kelp canopy.

From: $58
Time: 2 hours
Good to know: Ages 12+

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02Golden hour

Sunset Sound Paddle

An easy guided loop timed for evening light and the last ferry wake.

From: $52
Time: 90 minutes
Good to know: Ages 10+

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03Go your way

Single Kayak Rental

A stable touring kayak, route card, paddle, PFD, and a launch that starts on sand.

From: $24
Time: 1–8 hours
Good to know: 16+ to paddle solo

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04Easy pickup

SUP Rental

Wide, beginner-friendly boards for the protected bay, with a quick shore lesson included.

From: $22
Time: 1–4 hours
Good to know: Ages 14+

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Why Lowtide

A neighborhood paddle shop with an ocean-sized backyard.

Guide me

Join a naturalist-led route with skills coaching and shoreline interpretation.

Give me gear

Take a stable kayak or SUP with a briefing and a clearly marked independent route.

Weather promise

If the wind closes the beach, move or refund the booking without a debate.

Why we do it

Island knowledge, shared one launch at a time.

Lowtide is a small, thoughtful launch point where every paddler gets an in-person briefing. When the wind says no, the beach closes. That judgment matters more than a packed schedule.

What matters to us: Make the quiet edge of the Salish Sea easy to enter and hard to forget.

Plan your visit →

The tide sets the schedule