Check the Beach

Oval Beach

Allegan County, Michigan, United States

Oval Beach 1 photo

  • Saugatuck, Michigan. Oval Beach.

    Saugatuck, Michigan. Oval Beach.. tb2bfit, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:49 pm
9 am
7.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C48°F
Water
—
Wind
75 km/hmph E
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:49 pm
Today
7.8Great9 am128
7.9Great10 am117
8.0Great11 am85
8.3Great12 pm74
8.8Excellent1 pm53
8.8Excellent2 pm53
8.7Excellent3 pm106
8.6Excellent4 pm85
8.6Excellent5 pm64
8.4Great6 pm32
Sat
7.3Great9 am1710
7.1Great10 am1811
5.7Good11 am1811
5.3Fair12 pm1610
5.5Good1 pm149
5.5Good2 pm149
5.2Fair3 pm149
5.3Fair4 pm138
5.3Fair5 pm117
5.3Fair6 pm85
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

  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m240 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 940 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.8 miSaugatuck (village)
Nearest airport
56 km35 miMuskegon County Airport (MKG)

Nearby places

  • SaugatacosMexican
    940 m0.6 mi
  • Ida Red's CottageAmerican
    1 km0.6 mi

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 Oval Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 7%