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Big Shoal Beach

Chippewa County, Michigan, United States

Big Shoal Beach 2 photos

  • Big Shoals Bay, Drummond Island - 49368564087

    Big Shoals Bay, Drummond Island - 49368564087. Corvair Owner, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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    Big Shoals Bay, Drummond Island - 49368569407. Corvair Owner, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:34 pm
9 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
6°C43°F
Water
—
Wind
21 km/hmph NE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:34 pm
Today
5.3Fair9 am53
5.3Fair10 am85
5.3Fair11 am64
5.3Fair12 pm74
5.8Good1 pm127
7.2Great2 pm149
7.7Great3 pm149
7.8Great4 pm138
7.9Great5 pm128
8.0Great6 pm117
Sat
5.3Fair9 am117
5.3Fair10 am127
5.2Fair11 am149
5.1Fair12 pm159
5.2Fair1 pm159
5.2Fair2 pm149
5.4Fair3 pm138
5.2Fair4 pm148
5.0Fair5 pm1610
4.9Fair6 pm1811
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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
13 km8 miDrummond Island Airport (DRE)

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 Big Shoal 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.

  • Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 7%
  • Mon5.6 GoodBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 5%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 32%