Western Indiana
5 of 5 beaches scored, 0 good now
8.6ExcellentAverage Beach ScoreBest: Whihala Park West Beach, 8.9
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 9 km/h6 mph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
Marquette Park Beach, Lake CountyIndiana beaches
Which Indiana beach is best right now? 27 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
- Beaches27
- Good later27 of 27
- WaterNot available
- Best laterBailly Beach9.0Excellentlater
Updated 1:12 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
Top 3 right now
It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.
19.0ExcellentlaterBailly Beach
Porter County
Dark there now. Best 11 am later- Air
- 10°C49°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 10 km/h6 mph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 2 pm, 6.4
29.0ExcellentlaterOgden Dunes Beach
Porter County
Dark there now. Best 11 am later- Air
- 10°C49°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 10 km/h6 mph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 2 pm, 6.4
39.0ExcellentlaterPortage Lakefront
Porter County
Dark there now. Best 11 am later- Air
- 10°C49°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 10 km/h6 mph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 2 pm, 6.4
Indiana today
It is dark across Indiana right now: 27 of 27 scored beaches look good later. Read at 1:12 am; everything below is computed from that reading.
Eastern Indiana
22 of 22 beaches scored, 0 good now
8.2GreatAverage Beach ScoreBest: Bailly Beach, 9.0
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 10 km/h6 mph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
Best hours
The best hour left today is 1 pm (8.5); the weakest is 9 am (7.9).
The strongest stretch runs 8 am to 6 pm.
Indiana tomorrow: the best hour is 3 pm (6.0) and the weakest is 8 am (5.0).
The strongest stretch runs 12 pm to 6 pm.
7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour
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9.0ExcellentlaterBailly Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air10°C49°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
9.0ExcellentlaterOgden Dunes Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air10°C49°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
9.0ExcellentlaterPortage Lakefront
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air10°C49°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- Paid parking
- No photo yet8.9Excellentlater
Whihala Park West Beach
Lake County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air10°C50°F
- Wind9 km/h5 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.9ExcellentlaterBeverly Shores Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air10°C50°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.9ExcellentlaterLake View Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air10°C50°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- Free parking
8.8ExcellentlaterBuffington Harbor Beach
Lake County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air10°C51°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.8ExcellentlaterJeorse Park Beach
Lake County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air10°C51°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.8ExcellentlaterWhihala Beach
Lake County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air10°C51°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.1GreatlaterCentral Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air11°C52°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- No photo yet8.1Greatlater
Crescent Dune Beach
LaPorte County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air11°C52°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.1GreatlaterMount Baldy Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air11°C52°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.1GreatlaterWashington Park Beach
LaPorte County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air11°C52°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- Free parking
8.1GreatlaterDunbar Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air12°C53°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 8.1Greatlater
Dune Acres Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air12°C53°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.1GreatlaterEast Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air12°C53°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 8.1Greatlater
Kemil Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air12°C53°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- Free parking
8.1GreatlaterPorter Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air12°C53°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- No photo yet8.1Greatlater
Ridge Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air12°C53°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
8.1GreatlaterWaverly Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air12°C53°F
- Wind11 km/h7 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- Paid parking
- Live cam8.0Greatlater
Stop 2 Beach
LaPorte County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air11°C52°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- No photo yet8.0Greatlater
Stop 7 Beach
LaPorte County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air11°C52°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
7.8GreatlaterHammond Marina Beach
Lake County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air13°C55°F
- Wind8 km/h5 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- No photo yet7.8Greatlater
East Shoreline
Lake County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- Timelapse
7.8GreatlaterLake Street Beach
Lake County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
7.8GreatlaterMarquette Park Beach
Lake County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
7.8GreatlaterWest Beach
Porter County
Flat water, light wind.
- Watern/a
- Air12°C54°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves<0.1 m<1 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
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Indiana 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.
Porter County
It is dark in Porter County: 15 of 15 scored beaches look good later. Bailly Beach is the calmest, with 10 km/h6 mph of wind and <0.1 m<1 ft waves.
Dark now. 15 of 15 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- 9.0Excellentlater
Bailly Beach
Porter County
Dark there now. Best 11 am later
- 9.0Excellentlater
Ogden Dunes Beach
Porter County
Dark there now. Best 11 am later
- 9.0Excellentlater
Portage Lakefront
Porter County
Dark there now. Best 11 am later
8.9ExcellentlaterBeverly Shores Beach
Porter County
Dark there now. Best 11 am later
8.9ExcellentlaterLake View Beach
Porter County
Dark there now. Best 11 am later
8.1GreatlaterCentral Beach
Porter County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
8.1GreatlaterMount Baldy Beach
Porter County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
8.1GreatlaterDunbar Beach
Porter County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
Lake County
It is dark in Lake County: 8 of 8 scored beaches look good later. Hammond Marina Beach is the calmest, with 8 km/h5 mph of wind and <0.1 m<1 ft waves.
Dark now. 8 of 8 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- No photo yet. Add one8.9Excellentlater
Whihala Park West Beach
Lake County
Dark there now. Best 11 am later
8.8ExcellentlaterBuffington Harbor Beach
Lake County
Dark there now. Best 11 am later
8.8ExcellentlaterJeorse Park Beach
Lake County
Dark there now. Best 11 am later
8.8ExcellentlaterWhihala Beach
Lake County
Dark there now. Best 11 am later
7.8GreatlaterHammond Marina Beach
Lake County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
- No photo yet. Add one7.8Greatlater
East Shoreline
Lake County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
7.8GreatlaterLake Street Beach
Lake County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
7.8GreatlaterMarquette Park Beach
Lake County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
LaPorte County
It is dark in LaPorte County: 4 of 4 scored beaches look good later. Stop 2 Beach is the calmest, with 10 km/h6 mph of wind and <0.1 m<1 ft waves.
Dark now. 4 of 4 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- No photo yet. Add one8.1Greatlater
Crescent Dune Beach
LaPorte County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
8.1GreatlaterWashington Park Beach
LaPorte County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
- No photo yet. Add one8.0Greatlater
Stop 2 Beach
LaPorte County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
- No photo yet. Add one8.0Greatlater
Stop 7 Beach
LaPorte County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
Sub-areas of Indiana
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.
- 9.0Excellentlater
- 8.8Excellentlater
- 8.1Greatlater
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Indiana beach questions
Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.
What is the best beach in Indiana right now?
Bailly Beach has the top Beach Score later: 9.0 Excellent, with 10 km/h (6 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
What is the water temperature in Indiana today?
We do not have a water temperature for Indiana right now.
Where is the sea calmest in Indiana right now?
Hammond Marina Beach has the smallest waves, at <0.1 m (<1 ft) with 8 km/h (5 mph) of wind.
Which Indiana beaches have lifeguards?
None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.
What is the best time to go to the beach in Indiana today?
Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 1 pm, at 8.5 Excellent, and the strongest stretch runs 8 am to 6 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
Are there live beach cams in Indiana?
1 listed beach has a live cam. Cams load on click, and each shows the owner's credit.
How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Indiana?
All 27 beaches in our data for Indiana are scored live on this page.
Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.
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