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Alden's Beach

Cook County, Minnesota, United States

No photo of Alden's Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 9 am, sunset 5:57 pm
8 am
7.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.3
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
6.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
8°C47°F
Water
—
Wind
85 km/hmph NE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
7.5Great8 am85
6.2Good9 am64
6.3Good10 am63
6.3Good11 am74
5.3Fair12 pm64
5.3Fair1 pm43
5.3Fair2 pm43
5.3Fair3 pm53
6.2Good4 pm32
5.3Fair5 pm53
Sat
4.9Fair8 am96
4.9Fair9 am63
4.8Fair10 am21
4.9Fair11 am85
5.0Fair12 pm106
5.4Fair1 pm117
4.3Fair2 pm96
4.0Fair3 pm85
4.1Fair4 pm96
2.5Poor5 pm1610
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

  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest airport
27 km17 miGrand Marais-Cook County Airport (GRM)

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 Alden's Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 40%
  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 20%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 23%
  • Thu4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 11%