Cables Bay Beach
St. James, Michigan · Great Lakes shore
Water temperature, waves and wind at Cables Bay Beach in St. James, Michigan, with where every number comes from and how old it is.
Right now at Cables Bay Beach
- Water
- 52°F (11°C)
- Waves
- 1.7 ft (0.5 m) every 3 seconds
- Wind
- 15 mph (24 km/h) from the north, gusts to 20 mph
- Air
- 38°F (4°C)
As of 11:30 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.
What Ebbward shows here
- Water temperature
- From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
- Waves and wind
- Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
- Tides
- None: the Great Lakes have no tide worth predicting, so Ebbward shows no tide chart here.
- Nearest NOAA buoy
- Little Traverse Bay Buoy, MI, 32 miles (51 km) away.
- Underwater visibility
- Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.
Before you go in
Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.
Beaches near Cables Bay Beach
- Jewell Gillespie Park Beach, St. James: 0.6 miles (1.0 km)
- Harbor Beach, St. James: 0.7 miles (1.1 km)
- Bill Wagner Memorial Campground Beach, St. James: 6.6 miles (11 km)
- Beaver Island Public Beach, St. James: 11 miles (18 km)
- Iron Ore Bay Beach, St. James: 13 miles (20 km)
- Public Shoreline Beach-Seiners Point, Manistique: 21 miles (34 km)
- Readmond Township Beach, Cross Village: 23 miles (37 km)
- Church Beach, Cross Village: 23 miles (37 km)