Cedar Lake East Beach, Hennepin County Minnesota beaches Which Minnesota beach is best right now? 14 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
Scores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourly Colors follow the lifeguard flags
Top 3 right now It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.
Cook County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
Air 8°C 46°F
Water —
Wind 7 km/h 4 mph
Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Tomorrow, hour by hour Best 1 pm , 5.4
8 am 1 pm 5 pm
Cook County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
Air 8°C 46°F
Water —
Wind 7 km/h 4 mph
Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Tomorrow, hour by hour Best 1 pm , 5.4
8 am 1 pm 5 pm
Cook County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
Air 8°C 46°F
Water —
Wind 7 km/h 4 mph
Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Tomorrow, hour by hour Best 1 pm , 5.4
8 am 1 pm 5 pm
Minnesota today It is dark across Minnesota right now: 4 of 14 scored beaches look good later. Read at 12:24 am; everything below is computed from that reading.
Calmest sea
0.2 m <1 ft waves
Cook County. Wind 7 km/h 4 mph
Best hours The best hour left today is 8 am (5.7); the weakest is 5 pm (5.1).
The strongest stretch runs 10 am to 12 pm.
Minnesota tomorrow: the best hour is 12 pm (5.3) and the weakest is 4 pm (2.8).
No stretch reaches a good score.
Today Tomorrow
5.7
5.4
5.5
5.5
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.5
5.1
5.1
8am 10am 12pm 2pm 4pm 6pm
5.2
5.1
4.9
5.0
5.3
5.0
4.0
3.3
2.8
3.3
3.7
8am 10am 12pm 2pm 4pm 6pm
Average of the scored beaches, each hour
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SortBest now Warmest water Calmest A to Z AreaAll Minnesota Cook County (4) Hennepin County (1) Lake County (5)
Flat water, light wind.
Water n/a Air 8°C 46°F Wind 7 km/h 4 mph Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 8 am to 9 am later
No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet Flat water, light wind.
Water n/a Air 8°C 46°F Wind 7 km/h 4 mph Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 8 am to 9 am later
No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet Flat water, light wind.
Water n/a Air 8°C 46°F Wind 7 km/h 4 mph Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 8 am to 9 am later
No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet Waves not available, light wind.
Water n/a Air 14°C 57°F Wind 9 km/h 6 mph Waves n/a Today Tomorrow Best 12 pm to 2 pm later
No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet Flat water, light wind.
Water n/a Air 7°C 45°F Wind 8 km/h 5 mph Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 4 pm to 5 pm later
No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet Flat water, light wind.
Water n/a Air 7°C 45°F Wind 6 km/h 3 mph Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 8 am to 11 am later
No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet Flat water, light wind.
Water n/a Air 8°C 47°F Wind 7 km/h 4 mph Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 8 am to 11 am later
No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet Flat water, light wind.
Water n/a Air 8°C 46°F Wind 9 km/h 5 mph Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 8 am to 11 am later
No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet Flat water, light wind.
Water n/a Air 8°C 47°F Wind 9 km/h 6 mph Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 8 am to 11 am later
Flat water, light wind.
Water n/a Air 8°C 47°F Wind 10 km/h 6 mph Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 8 am to 11 am later
Flat water, light wind.
Water n/a Air 8°C 47°F Wind 10 km/h 6 mph Waves 0.2 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 8 am to 11 am later
Flat water, light wind.
Water n/a Air 8°C 47°F Wind 11 km/h 7 mph Waves 0.3 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 8 am to 11 am later
No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet Flat water, gentle breeze.
Water n/a Air 7°C 45°F Wind 14 km/h 9 mph Waves 0.3 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 10 am to 1 pm later
No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet Flat water, gentle breeze.
Water n/a Air 7°C 45°F Wind 14 km/h 9 mph Waves 0.3 m <1 ft Today Tomorrow Best 10 am to 1 pm later
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Minnesota by area Every area we score, with its own read of today and its best beaches ranked. Filters above apply to the list, not to these.
It is dark in Lake County: 0 of 5 scored beaches look good later. Agate Beach is the calmest, with 7 km/h 4 mph 0.2 m <1 ft
Dark now. 0 of 5 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
5.3 Fair later Lake County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
5.3 Fair later Lake County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
5.3 Fair later Lake County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
5.3 Fair later Lake County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
Lake County
Dark there now. Best 10 am later
It is dark in Cook County: 3 of 4 scored beaches look good later. Alden's Beach is the calmest, with 7 km/h 4 mph 0.2 m <1 ft
Dark now. 3 of 4 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
Cook County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
Cook County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
Cook County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
Cook County
Dark there now. Best 8 am later
It is dark in Hennepin County: 1 of 1 scored beach looks good later.
Dark now. 1 of 1 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
Sub-areas of Minnesota Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.
5.3 Fair later Dark now. 0 of 5 look good later
Best now: Agate Beach, 5.3 Fair 7.5 Great later Dark now. 3 of 4 look good later
Best now: Paradise Beach, 7.5 Great 7.3 Great later Dark now. 1 of 1 look good later
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Minnesota beach questions Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.
What is the best beach in Minnesota right now? Alden's Beach has the top Beach Score later: 7.5 Great, with 7 km/h (4 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
What is the water temperature in Minnesota today? We do not have a water temperature for Minnesota right now.
Where is the sea calmest in Minnesota right now? Alden's Beach has the smallest waves, at 0.2 m (<1 ft) with 7 km/h (4 mph) of wind. 3 other beaches are level with it.
Which Minnesota beaches have lifeguards? None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.
What is the best time to go to the beach in Minnesota today? Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 8 am, at 5.7 Good, and the strongest stretch runs 10 am to 12 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
Are there live beach cams in Minnesota? No live cams are listed for Minnesota yet. If you run one, you can list it free.
How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Minnesota? All 14 beaches in our data for Minnesota are scored live on this page.
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