Crystal Beach

Benzie County, Michigan, United States

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

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:46 pm

9 am
8.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

3 pm
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

4 pm
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

5 pm
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

6 pm
8.0
9 km/h5 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: 8°C46°F
Water: —
Wind: 117 km/hmph SE
Gusts: 1610 km/hmph
Waves: <0.1 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:46 pm

Today

8.0Great9 am128

7.9Great10 am127

7.6Great11 am85

7.7Great12 pm53

7.9Great1 pm53

8.0Great2 pm64

8.0Great3 pm85

8.0Great4 pm96

8.0Great5 pm85

8.0Great6 pm95

Sat

5.0Fair9 am1711

4.9Fair10 am1811

4.9Fair11 am1811

5.0Fair12 pm1610

4.9Fair1 pm1710

4.8Fair2 pm1912

4.8Fair3 pm1912

4.8Fair4 pm1912

5.3Fair5 pm1911

4.9Fair6 pm1610

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 town: 4.4 km2.8 miFrankfort (town)
Nearest airport: 43 km27 miManistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)

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

Nearby beaches

Onkeonwe Beach3.0 km1.8 mi south-east away
7.9 Great later
Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach4.4 km2.7 mi west away
7.8 Great later
Frankfort Beach5.3 km3.3 mi south-west away
7.8 Great later
Elberta Beach5.6 km3.5 mi south-west away
7.8 Great later
Peterson Road Beach11 km6.6 mi north-east away
8.0 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 3%
Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 3%
Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 9%
Wed5.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 5%
Thu3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 29%