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Starlite Beach

Alpena County, Michigan, United States

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

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to sunset, sunset 6:35 pm
9 am
7.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
10 am
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C48°F
Water
—
Wind
42 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:35 pm
Today
7.0Great9 am21
4.7Fair10 am32
5.6Good11 am21
7.0Great12 pm64
7.2Great1 pm85
7.2Great2 pm106
7.2Great3 pm117
7.1Great4 pm138
7.4Great5 pm128
7.5Great6 pm106
Sat
4.7Fair9 am96
4.7Fair10 am106
4.7Fair11 am96
4.7Fair12 pm117
4.7Fair1 pm117
5.4Fair2 pm138
4.9Fair3 pm138
4.8Fair4 pm148
4.3Fair5 pm1610
4.2Fair6 pm1811
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

  • Restrooms30 m80 ft away
  • Parking34 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink15 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miAlpena (city)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miAlpena County Regional Airport (APN)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 3 pm to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 15%