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South Beach

Michigan, United States

Today’s timelapse
Linden Hills › North

South Beach 3 photos

  • South Beach

    South Beach. Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • South Haven Lighthouse - panoramio

    South Haven Lighthouse - panoramio. hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Lighthouse

    Lighthouse. Kevin Dooley from Chandler, AZ, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to sunset, sunset 6:50 pm
9 am
7.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.7
6 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
8.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
8°C46°F
Water
—
Wind
106 km/hmph E
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:50 pm
Today
7.7Great9 am95
8.0Great10 am53
8.0Great11 am64
8.4Great12 pm53
8.7Excellent1 pm63
8.9Excellent2 pm53
9.0Excellent3 pm53
8.6Excellent4 pm64
8.7Excellent5 pm74
8.4Great6 pm74
Sat
5.4Fair9 am96
5.3Fair10 am128
5.3Fair11 am106
5.6Good12 pm149
5.8Good1 pm1510
6.0Good2 pm1610
6.1Good3 pm149
6.0Good4 pm1610
6.5Good5 pm1510
6.0Good6 pm106
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

  • Restrooms280 m910 ft away
  • Drinking water90 m310 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 210 m680 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink10 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 800 m0.5 mi
  • Picnic tables290 m950 ft away
  • Playground310 m0.2 mi awayFriends Good Will Splash Pad
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
970 m0.6 miSouth Haven (town)
Nearest airport
32 km20 miSouthwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH)

Nearby places

  • New Park GastropubAmerican
    800 m0.5 mi
  • TasteFood and drink
    820 m0.5 mi
  • The River BottomMediterranean
    840 m0.5 mi
  • Black River TavernAmerican
    840 m0.5 mi
  • Bunde's Bakery and CafeFood and drink
    860 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near South Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 15%