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Fifth Avenue Beach

Manistee County, Michigan, United States

Fifth Avenue Beach 1 photo

  • Manistee North Pierhead Lighthouse

    Manistee North Pierhead Lighthouse. LadyDragonflyCC - >;<, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:48 pm
9 am
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.9
11 km/h7 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
96 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:48 pm
Today
7.2Great9 am1811
7.2Great10 am1811
7.7Great11 am149
7.7Great12 pm159
7.9Great1 pm138
8.0Great2 pm127
7.9Great3 pm106
7.9Great4 pm127
7.8Great5 pm149
7.9Great6 pm117
Sat
6.0Good9 am2113
5.3Fair10 am2113
6.5Good11 am2214
5.4Fair12 pm2314
5.1Fair1 pm2113
4.9Fair2 pm2013
4.7Fair3 pm2314
4.7Fair4 pm2213
4.7Fair5 pm2213
4.7Fair6 pm2113
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

  • Restrooms60 m200 ft away
  • Drinking water50 m170 ft away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m310 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m190 ft
  • Playground50 m150 ft away
  • Boat ramp470 m0.3 mi away1st Street Boat Launch
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miManistee (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miManistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)

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 Fifth Avenue Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 3%
  • Mon4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 5%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 9%