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South Beach

Leelanau County, Michigan, United States

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

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:44 pm
9 am
7.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.9
3 km/h2 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
9°C48°F
Water
—
Wind
64 km/hmph SE
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:44 pm
Today
7.9Great9 am96
8.0Great10 am106
8.0Great11 am85
8.0Great12 pm85
7.9Great1 pm64
8.0Great2 pm64
7.9Great3 pm85
8.0Great4 pm74
7.9Great5 pm64
7.9Great6 pm32
Sat
5.3Fair9 am117
5.2Fair10 am138
5.1Fair11 am159
5.1Fair12 pm1510
5.4Fair1 pm1610
5.6Good2 pm1811
5.7Good3 pm1711
5.7Good4 pm1811
5.7Good5 pm1711
5.5Good6 pm159
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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 400 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
650 m0.4 miLeland (village)
Nearest airport
34 km21 miCherry Capital Airport (TVC)

Nearby places

  • Trish's DishesSandwich
    400 m0.3 mi
  • The CoveRegional
    610 m0.4 mi
  • Village Cheese ShantySandwich
    610 m0.4 mi
  • Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co.Food and drink
    650 m0.4 mi
  • The BluebirdFood and drink
    660 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.7 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 3%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 11%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 22%