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Christmas Cove Beach

Leelanau County, Michigan, United States

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

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:43 pm
9 am
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
10°C49°F
Water
—
Wind
75 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:43 pm
Today
7.9Great9 am106
7.8Great10 am127
7.8Great11 am106
7.9Great12 pm106
7.9Great1 pm85
7.8Great2 pm74
7.9Great3 pm21
7.8Great4 pm21
7.9Great5 pm32
7.9Great6 pm32
Sat
5.1Fair9 am159
5.2Fair10 am138
5.1Fair11 am1610
5.0Fair12 pm1710
5.3Fair1 pm1711
5.2Fair2 pm2012
5.3Fair3 pm1912
5.5Good4 pm1811
5.6Good5 pm1610
5.4Fair6 pm149
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

  • Restrooms40 m120 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 30 m80 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
4.4 km2.7 miNorthport (village)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miAntrim County Airport (ACB)

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.

  • Sat5.6 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 5%
  • Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h20 mph, rain 9%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 24%