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Sandy Cove

Mackinac County, Michigan, United States

No photo of Sandy Cove yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:36 pm
9 am
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
6°C43°F
Water
—
Wind
117 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:36 pm
Today
5.3Fair9 am138
5.2Fair10 am149
5.2Fair11 am138
5.2Fair12 pm138
5.3Fair1 pm138
5.3Fair2 pm106
5.3Fair3 pm106
5.5Good4 pm96
5.3Fair5 pm117
5.9Good6 pm127
Sat
7.0Great9 am96
5.5Good10 am96
5.3Fair11 am127
5.3Fair12 pm127
5.3Fair1 pm127
5.3Fair2 pm106
5.1Fair3 pm106
5.0Fair4 pm138
5.0Fair5 pm138
5.0Fair6 pm149
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.

  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 30%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

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Getting there

Nearest airport
34 km21 miMackinac Island Airport (MCD)

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

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