Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area
Eagle Harbor, Michigan · Great Lakes shore
Water temperature, waves and wind at Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area in Eagle Harbor, Michigan, with where every number comes from and how old it is.
Right now at Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area
- Water
- 45°F (7°C)
- Waves
- 5.3 ft (1.6 m) every 6 seconds
- Wind
- 16 mph (26 km/h) from the north, gusts to 21 mph
- Air
- 36°F (2°C)
As of 10:45 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
- North Entry Buoy, North Keweenaw Peninsula, MI, 22 miles (35 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 Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area
- Great Sands Bay Beach, Eagle River: 0.2 miles (0.3 km)
- Cat Harbor Beach, Eagle Harbor: 1.0 mile (1.6 km)
- Eagle Harbor Beach, Eagle Harbor: 2.8 miles (4.5 km)
- Eagle River Beach, Eagle River: 4.3 miles (6.9 km)
- Bete Grise North Public Beach, Copper Harbor: 13 miles (21 km)
- Bete de Gris Beach, Copper Harbor: 13 miles (21 km)
- Mouth of the Gratiot River Beach, Ahmeek: 13 miles (21 km)
- Brunette Park, Eagle Harbor: 13 miles (21 km)