Bradford Beach
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
- Free parking
No photo of Bradford Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 11 am to 3 pm, sunset 5:55 pm5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 11 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 13°C55°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 32 km/hmph ESE
- Gusts
- 43 km/hmph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:55 pm
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.
About Bradford Beach
Bradford Beach is a public beach located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It spans 0.52 miles in length and covers an area of 19 acres. The nearest bus stop is 0.28 miles away, and free parking is available within 0.21 miles.
Bradford Beach is a public beach in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The beach which was constructed in the 1920s is part of Lake Park; a mile (1.6 km)-long park on a bluff above Lake Michigan. Lake Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 22, 1993.
Source: Bradford Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms200 m650 ft away
- Drinking water200 m660 ft away
- Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
- Food and drink19 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables170 m560 ft away
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 440 m0.3 miDowner & Lake
- Nearest town
- 3.2 km2 miShorewood (town)
- Nearest airport
- 14 km9 miLawrence J. Timmerman Airport (MWC)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- McKinley Beach1.2 km0.7 mi south-west away7.9 Great later
- Pebble Beach3.9 km2.4 mi south-west away7.9 Great later
- Grant Park Beach17 km10 mi south away7.8 Great later
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 28 km/h17 mph, rain 4%
- Sun6.4 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
- Mon4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 1%
- Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 7%
- Wed8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
- Thu5.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 19%