Ridge Beach

Porter County, Indiana, United States

No photo of Ridge Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

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: 117 km/hmph SE
Gusts: 2113 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

Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m340 ft. Fee not listed
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 740 m0.5 miDune Acres (village)
Nearest airport: 22 km14 miMichigan City Municipal Airport (MGC)

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

Nearby beaches

East Beach0.4 km0.3 mi east away
8.1 Great later
Dune Acres Beach1.0 km0.6 mi west away
8.1 Great later
Porter Beach1.2 km0.7 mi north-east away
8.1 Great later
Waverly Beach1.9 km1.2 mi north-east away
8.1 Great later
Bailly Beach2.4 km1.5 mi west away
9.0 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Ridge Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

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%