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Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach

Benzie County, Michigan, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:47 pm
9 am
7.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.8
4 km/h3 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
7°C45°F
Water
—
Wind
85 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:47 pm
Today
7.9Great9 am127
7.8Great10 am127
7.5Great11 am127
7.6Great12 pm117
7.8Great1 pm117
7.9Great2 pm117
7.9Great3 pm117
7.9Great4 pm117
7.6Great5 pm74
7.8Great6 pm43
Sat
5.7Good9 am149
5.0Fair10 am1710
4.7Fair11 am2012
4.9Fair12 pm1811
5.0Fair1 pm2012
5.0Fair2 pm2213
5.2Fair3 pm2113
5.3Fair4 pm1912
5.7Good5 pm1911
4.7Fair6 pm2013
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 180 m580 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 190 m610 ft
  • Playground50 m160 ft away
  • Boat ramp270 m880 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miFrankfort (town)
Nearest airport
44 km27 miManistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)

Nearby places

  • Crystal View CafeAmerican
    190 m610 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.7 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 9%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h20 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 29%