Check the Beach

Portage Lakefront

Porter County, Indiana, United States

Portage Lakefront 5 photos

  • High-level platform at Portage Ogden Dunes, looking east

    High-level platform at Portage Ogden Dunes, looking east. Jacob G. from Chicago, Illinois, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Portage Ogden Dunes station from the Capitol Limited, October 2018

    Portage Ogden Dunes station from the Capitol Limited, October 2018. Charles Fulton, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • US 12 west at Portage-Ogden Dunes station - Portage, IN - September 2026

    US 12 west at Portage-Ogden Dunes station - Portage, IN - September 2026. AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Maletta Public Marina 5564

    Maletta Public Marina 5564. Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Maletta Public Marina 5565

    Maletta Public Marina 5565. Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 5:55 pm
8 am
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
10°C49°F
Water
—
Wind
106 km/hmph SE
Gusts
2013 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:55 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am96
8.0Great9 am117
8.0Great10 am117
8.4Great11 am117
8.8Excellent12 pm106
9.1Excellent1 pm106
9.2Excellent2 pm53
9.3Excellent3 pm53
9.2Excellent4 pm85
8.8Excellent5 pm75
Sat
5.2Fair8 am149
5.2Fair9 am149
5.6Good10 am149
5.7Good11 am128
6.0Good12 pm138
6.3Good1 pm128
6.4Good2 pm149
6.3Good3 pm149
6.3Good4 pm148
6.3Good5 pm106
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 300 m980 ft. Listed as paid
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 miOgden Dunes (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miGary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)

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.

  • Sat6.4 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%