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Dune Acres Beach

Porter County, Indiana, United States

Dune Acres Beach 5 photos

  • Cowles Bog Beach - panoramio

    Cowles Bog Beach - panoramio. hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cowles Bog Dunes - panoramio

    Cowles Bog Dunes - panoramio. hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Eastern Chipmonk

    Eastern Chipmonk. Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Indiana Dunes nature trail

    Indiana Dunes nature trail. Kevin Dooley from Chandler, AZ, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Indiana Dunes nature trail

    Indiana Dunes nature trail. Kevin Dooley from Chandler, AZ, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:54 pm
8 am
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C53°F
Water
—
Wind
106 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:54 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am127
7.9Great9 am138
7.9Great10 am138
8.0Great11 am117
8.1Great12 pm85
8.2Great1 pm64
8.2Great2 pm32
8.1Great3 pm64
8.2Great4 pm117
8.2Great5 pm117
Sat
5.0Fair8 am1811
4.9Fair9 am1811
5.0Fair10 am1610
5.2Fair11 am138
5.4Fair12 pm127
5.4Fair1 pm117
5.6Good2 pm128
5.8Good3 pm128
5.7Good4 pm117
5.7Good5 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 280 m920 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
910 m0.6 miDune Acres (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miPorter County Regional Airport (VPZ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat5.8 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 10 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 2%