Santa Monica Beach

Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States

No photo of Santa Monica Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:53 pm

9 am
5.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

10 am
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

11 am
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good

12 pm
8.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

1 pm
9.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
9.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
9.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
6.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good

6 pm
6.4
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 13°C55°F
Water: —
Wind: 1510 km/hmph SSE
Gusts: 2616 km/hmph
Waves: 0.3 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:53 pm

Today

5.7Good9 am106

7.4Great10 am117

6.2Good11 am106

8.3Great12 pm95

9.0Excellent1 pm74

9.2Excellent2 pm43

9.4Excellent3 pm32

9.3Excellent4 pm32

6.5Good5 pm42

6.4Good6 pm21

Sat

4.4Fair9 am2314

4.5Fair10 am2415

4.6Fair11 am2516

4.9Fair12 pm2616

5.0Fair1 pm2717

5.2Fair2 pm2717

5.2Fair3 pm2616

5.4Fair4 pm2515

6.0Good5 pm2113

5.5Good6 pm1711

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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport: 40 km25 miHoughton County Memorial Airport (CMX)

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

Nearby beaches

Agate Beach4.8 km3.0 mi north-east away
9.2 Excellent later
Freda Sands17 km11 mi north-east away
7.9 Great later
Stamp Sand22 km13 mi north-east away
7.9 Great later
Stamp Sand23 km14 mi north-east away
7.9 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Santa Monica Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat6.0 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 7%
Sun4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
Mon5.6 GoodBest 3 pm to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 10%
Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 14%
Thu3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 10%