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Sand Point Beach

Alger County, Michigan, United States

Sand Point Beach 2 photos

  • Pink sand visible at the shoreline. Old tree trunks are shattered about. Pink Sand at Sand Point Keywords: pictured rocks national lakeshore; piro; beach; lake superior; pink sand; sand point; munisin

    Pink sand visible at the shoreline. Old tree trunks are shattered about. Pink Sand at Sand Point Keywords: pictured rocks national lakeshore; piro; beach; lake superior; pink sand; sand point; munisin. NPS, Public domain. Source

  • Sand Point beach covered with a swirl of snow and pink sand. Keywords: Lake Superior; piro; pictured rocks; pictured rocks National Lakeshore; winter; boardwalk; snow; sand point; pink sand

    Sand Point beach covered with a swirl of snow and pink sand. Keywords: Lake Superior; piro; pictured rocks; pictured rocks National Lakeshore; winter; boardwalk; snow; sand point; pink sand. NPS, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:45 pm
9 am
5.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
6°C44°F
Water
—
Wind
159 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:45 pm
Today
5.1Fair9 am159
5.0Fair10 am1610
5.0Fair11 am1710
5.0Fair12 pm1610
4.9Fair1 pm1711
5.5Good2 pm1711
6.7Good3 pm1811
7.0Great4 pm1811
7.0Great5 pm1610
7.0Great6 pm1711
Sat
4.7Fair9 am1912
4.8Fair10 am1811
4.6Fair11 am2013
4.0Fair12 pm2415
4.0Fair1 pm2515
4.1Fair2 pm2515
4.3Fair3 pm2616
4.2Fair4 pm2817
4.1Fair5 pm2817
3.9Poor6 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 23%
  • Mon5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 11%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 15%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms260 m840 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m540 ft. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.7 km3.6 miMunising (town)
Nearest airport
61 km38 miMarquette Sawyer Regional Airport (MQT)

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

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