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Jewell Gillespie Park Beach

Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States

No photo of Jewell Gillespie Park Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:42 pm
9 am
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
10°C50°F
Water
—
Wind
95 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:42 pm
Today
5.1Fair9 am1610
5.1Fair10 am1610
5.4Fair11 am1510
5.3Fair12 pm127
5.3Fair1 pm117
6.4Good2 pm117
7.3Great3 pm85
8.0Great4 pm96
8.0Great5 pm74
7.9Great6 pm96
Sat
5.5Good9 am1912
4.6Fair10 am2113
4.8Fair11 am1912
4.6Fair12 pm2113
4.9Fair1 pm1610
4.6Fair2 pm2113
4.6Fair3 pm2113
4.6Fair4 pm2113
4.5Fair5 pm2214
4.6Fair6 pm1912
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

  • Restrooms370 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 50 m170 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 170 m560 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
220 m730 ftSaint James (village)
Nearest airport
57 km35 miSchoolcraft County Airport (ISQ)

Nearby places

  • Daddy FranksFood and drink
    170 m560 ft

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.5 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 13%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 7%
  • Thu3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 28%