Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area

Michigan, United States

Free parking

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:50 pm

9 am
7.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

6 pm
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 9°C49°F
Water: —
Wind: 2818 km/hmph SSE
Gusts: 3522 km/hmph
Waves: 0.2 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 1%
Sunset: 6:50 pm

Today

7.2Great9 am1912

7.2Great10 am1811

7.0Great11 am1912

7.5Great12 pm149

7.5Great1 pm148

7.9Great2 pm96

7.7Great3 pm53

7.4Great4 pm42

7.8Great5 pm64

5.3Fair6 pm85

Sat

4.8Fair9 am2012

4.3Fair10 am2214

4.3Fair11 am2314

4.5Fair12 pm2315

5.1Fair1 pm2515

5.3Fair2 pm2516

5.1Fair3 pm2515

5.2Fair4 pm2515

5.3Fair5 pm2214

5.4Fair6 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

Restrooms200 m640 ft away
Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m280 ft. Listed as free
Picnic tables260 m850 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town: 4.4 km2.7 miEagle Harbor (village)
Nearest airport: 37 km23 miHoughton County Memorial Airport (CMX)

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

Nearby beaches

Eagle River Beach6.7 km4.2 mi south-west away
7.9 Great
Bete Grise North Public Beach21 km13 mi east away
5.3 Fair

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area.

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.

Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 7%
Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
Mon5.5 GoodBest 2 pm to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 7%
Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 18%