Check the Beach
South BeachSouth Beach, Michigan

Beach timelapses in Michigan

3 beaches have a timelapse cam in Michigan, ranked by today’s Beach Score. A timelapse replays today’s still images, so it shows how the day has gone, not the water this minute. The player loads only when you press play.

Updated 3:08 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 timelapses right now

It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.

  1. South BeachTimelapse18.5Excellentlater

    South Beach

    Michigan

    Dark there now. Best 10 am later
    Air
    8°C46°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    10 km/h6 mph
    Waves
    <0.1 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 5 pm, 6.5
  2. Ottawa BeachTimelapse28.0Greatlater

    Ottawa Beach

    Ottawa County

    Dark there now. Best 9 am later
    Air
    8°C46°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    6 km/h4 mph
    Waves
    <0.1 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 6 pm, 5.6
  3. Frankfort Lighthouse in a fall stormTimelapse37.8Greatlater

    Frankfort Beach

    Benzie County

    Dark there now. Best 9 am later
    Air
    7°C45°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    8 km/h5 mph
    Waves
    <0.1 m<1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 9 am, 5.7

Every beach with a timelapse in Michigan

Open a beach to see its timelapse next to the live score. Filter, sort, and hover a row to find it on the map.

3 beaches listed · 3 of 3 scored live

  1. TimelapseSouth Beach

    South Beach

    Michigan

    8.5Excellentlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind10 km/h6 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 10 am to 7 pm later
    • Paid parking
  2. TimelapseOttawa Beach

    Ottawa Beach

    Ottawa County

    8.0Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind6 km/h4 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 9 am to 4 pm later
    • Paid parking
  3. TimelapseFrankfort Lighthouse in a fall storm

    Frankfort Beach

    Benzie County

    7.8Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air7°C45°F
    • Wind8 km/h5 mph
    • Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 9 am to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
Map of Michigan beaches with live score pins

Coastlines: Natural Earth, public domain. Pins are live scores.

7 and up4 to 7Under 4No live score hereHover a beach to find it. Click a group to zoom in.

Not every Michigan beach has a timelapse
Today’s scores for all Michigan beaches, with or without one. Timelapses are checked every few hours and hidden when they stop.

See every Michigan beach

Michigan by area

Every area we score, with its own read of today and its best beaches ranked. Filters above apply to the list, not to these.

Timelapses by area

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.

  • Frankfort Lighthouse in a fall storm7.8Greatlater

    Benzie County

    Dark now. 1 of 1 look good later

    Best now: Frankfort Beach, 7.8 Great
  • Ottawa Beach8.0Greatlater

    Ottawa County

    Dark now. 1 of 1 look good later

    Best now: Ottawa Beach, 8.0 Great

Timelapses come from Windy.com, embedded with Windy's own player, which loads only when you press play on the beach page. A timelapse replays today's still images from a webcam; it is not live video. We never re-host their images. Privacy · Live cams.