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6th Avenue West Beach

Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States

6th Avenue West Beach 2 photos

  • Bay Theater - panoramio

    Bay Theater - panoramio. Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • South Shore Brewery - panoramio

    South Shore Brewery - panoramio. Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 1 pm to 2 pm, sunset 6:02 pm
8 am
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.6
0 km/h0 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
10°C49°F
Water
—
Wind
32 km/hmph E
Gusts
53 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:02 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am21
5.3Fair9 am64
5.3Fair10 am11
7.5Great11 am11
7.9Great12 pm53
7.9Great1 pm43
7.9Great2 pm127
7.3Great3 pm1711
7.4Great4 pm1710
6.4Good5 pm159
7.4Great6 pm127
Fri
5.3Fair8 am32
5.3Fair9 am10
5.3Fair10 am10
5.6Good11 am00
6.5Good12 pm32
7.8Great1 pm32
6.1Good2 pm21
6.7Good3 pm42
6.1Good4 pm10
5.4Fair5 pm95
5.3Fair6 pm75
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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms160 m520 ft away
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking72 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 20 m70 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink21 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
430 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
540 m0.3 miAshland (town)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miJohn F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.8 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 2%
  • Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 26%
  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 17%
  • Wed4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 24%