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Cedar Lake in Minneapolis in April 2019.Cedar Lake East Beach, Hennepin County

Hennepin County beaches

Which Hennepin County beach is best right now? 1 beach ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.

Updated 2:17 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 right now

It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.

  1. Cedar Lake in Minneapolis in April 2019.17.3Greatlater

    Cedar Lake East Beach

    Hennepin County

    Dark there now. Best 12 pm later
    Air
    13°C55°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    8 km/h5 mph
    Waves
    —
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 8 am, 6.9

Hennepin County today

It is dark across Hennepin County right now: 1 of 1 scored beach looks good later. Read at 2:17 am; everything below is computed from that reading.

Best hours

The best hour left today is 1 pm (7.5); the weakest is 5 pm (3.0).

The strongest stretch runs 12 pm to 2 pm.

7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour

All Hennepin County beaches

Every Hennepin County beach we track, ranked by its live Beach Score. Hover a row to find it on the map.

1 beach listed · 1 of 1 scored live

  1. Cedar Lake in Minneapolis in April 2019.

    Cedar Lake East Beach

    Hennepin County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air13°C55°F
    • Wind8 km/h5 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 12 pm to 2 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
Map of Hennepin County beaches with live score pins

Coastlines: Natural Earth, public domain. Pins are live scores.

7 and up4 to 7Under 4No live score hereHover a beach to find it. Click a group to zoom in.

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Hennepin County beach questions

Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.

What is the best beach in Hennepin County right now?

Cedar Lake East Beach has the top Beach Score later: 7.3 Great, with 8 km/h (5 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.

What is the water temperature in Hennepin County today?

We do not have a water temperature for Hennepin County right now.

Which Hennepin County 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 Hennepin County today?

Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 1 pm, at 7.5 Great, and the strongest stretch runs 12 pm to 2 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.

Are there live beach cams in Hennepin County?

No live cams are listed for Hennepin County yet. If you run one, you can list it free.

How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Hennepin County?

All 1 beach in our data for Hennepin County are scored live on this page.

Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.

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