Walking Sleeping Bear Dunes Beach today
Empire, Michigan
Updated 7:03 AM EDT
70/ 100
Good for a walk
Air comfort at 50°F is what holds this back.
What decides a walking & shelling score
Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Waves · Open-Meteo Marine Water temp · NOAA GLERL (daily) Air quality · AirNow
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About Sleeping Bear Dunes Beach
Sleeping Bear Dunes Beach sits on Lake Michigan, where the water runs from about 36°F in February to 69°F in August.
The water here never averages above 70°F — even in August, the warmest month, it sits around 69°F. Most people wear a wetsuit.
Today it is 68°F. That is 1° below the August average of 69°F here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sleeping Bear Dunes Beach good for a beach walk today?
Good for a walk — we score it 70 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is air comfort at 50°F.
What makes a good walking & shelling day?
We weight air comfort (30%), wind (22%), uv exposure (18%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.