Check the Beach

Calumet Waterworks Beach

Houghton County, Michigan, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:51 pm
9 am
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
5.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.9
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C53°F
Water
—
Wind
2113 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:51 pm
Today
7.6Great9 am1610
7.9Great10 am138
5.6Good11 am96
7.1Great12 pm53
7.9Great1 pm21
7.9Great2 pm64
7.9Great3 pm10
7.9Great4 pm42
7.8Great5 pm64
6.2Good6 pm96
Sat
3.8Poor9 am3320
3.7Poor10 am2818
3.7Poor11 am3220
3.8Poor12 pm3019
3.8Poor1 pm2817
4.0Fair2 pm2918
4.1Fair3 pm2918
4.3Fair4 pm2616
5.3Fair5 pm2012
5.4Fair6 pm159
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 150 m480 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
6.5 km4.1 miCalumet (village)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miHoughton County Memorial Airport (CMX)

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.

  • Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 5%
  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 15%
  • Thu3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 10%