Check the Beach

Porter Beach

Porter County, Indiana, United States

Porter Beach 3 photos

  • Boat of the shore of Porter Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

    Boat of the shore of Porter Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.. Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Sunset off Porter Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

    Sunset off Porter Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.. Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Boat of the shore of Porter Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

    Boat of the shore of Porter Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.. Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow 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°C54°F
Water
—
Wind
85 km/hmph E
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:54 pm
Today
7.6Great8 am95
8.0Great9 am64
7.6Great10 am53
7.9Great11 am32
8.0Great12 pm21
7.9Great1 pm53
8.0Great2 pm95
8.0Great3 pm85
7.9Great4 pm64
8.1Great5 pm64
Fri
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
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

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m640 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 710 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miDune Acres (village)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miMichigan City Municipal Airport (MGC)

Nearby places

  • Dari-DipFood and drink
    710 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Porter Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • 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%