Peterson Road Beach

Benzie County, Michigan, United States

No photo of Peterson Road 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
7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great

2 pm
8.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

3 pm
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

4 pm
8.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

6 pm
8.0
6 km/h3 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: 6°C44°F
Water: —
Wind: 74 km/hmph SE
Gusts: 1610 km/hmph
Waves: <0.1 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:46 pm

Today

7.8Great9 am85

7.8Great10 am85

7.7Great11 am75

7.7Great12 pm53

7.8Great1 pm32

8.1Great2 pm53

8.4Great3 pm53

8.5Excellent4 pm64

8.4Great5 pm53

8.0Great6 pm63

Sat

5.3Fair9 am106

5.3Fair10 am106

5.1Fair11 am149

5.2Fair12 pm149

5.3Fair1 pm1710

5.6Good2 pm1711

5.6Good3 pm1811

5.6Good4 pm1811

5.5Good5 pm1711

5.3Fair6 pm1510

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

Restrooms180 m580 ft away
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m550 ft. Fee not listed
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 9.5 km5.9 miEmpire (village)
Nearest airport: 42 km26 miCherry Capital Airport (TVC)

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

Nearby beaches

Crystal Beach11 km6.6 mi south-west away
7.9 Great later
Onkeonwe Beach12 km7.2 mi south-west away
7.9 Great later
Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach13 km8.3 mi south-west away
7.8 Great later
Frankfort Beach16 km9.7 mi south-west away
7.8 Great later
Elberta Beach16 km10 mi south-west away
7.8 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.

Sat5.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 3%
Sun5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 3%
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 10%
Wed5.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 6%
Thu3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 28%