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Charles Mears State Park Beach

Oceana County, Michigan, United States

Charles Mears State Park Beach 1 photo

  • Mears State Park

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Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:49 pm
9 am
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.6
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.5
5 km/h3 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
12°C53°F
Water
—
Wind
53 km/hmph E
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:49 pm
Today
7.0Great9 am74
7.7Great10 am85
7.9Great11 am74
8.0Great12 pm64
8.5Excellent1 pm53
8.6Excellent2 pm74
8.6Excellent3 pm75
8.8Excellent4 pm95
8.6Excellent5 pm64
8.5Excellent6 pm53
Sat
5.2Fair9 am138
5.2Fair10 am149
5.1Fair11 am149
5.3Fair12 pm1610
5.5Good1 pm1710
5.6Good2 pm1811
5.6Good3 pm1912
5.5Good4 pm2012
6.1Good5 pm1911
6.1Good6 pm1510
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

  • Restrooms110 m350 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 900 m0.6 mi
  • Playground180 m600 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
600 m0.4 miPentwater (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miMason County Airport (LDM)

Nearby places

  • Gull LandingAmerican
    900 m0.6 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 Charles Mears State Park Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.1 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 29%