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Lake Michigan / Sheridan Beach ( ID lake_michigan___sheridan_beach )      Hits: 632
You are here: North America > Indiana (USA) > Lake Michigan / Sheridan Beach ( ID lake_michigan___sheridan_beach )
Continent: North America
Country: Indiana (USA)
Next Big City (Airport):  Chicago
Next Town: Michigan City
Latitude:   41.7338
Longitude: -86.8865
Type:
- Lake
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Rooms
- Food
- Parking

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Near Beaches
Lake Michigan / Michigan City (1.19 km) Best Direction: SW W NW Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m)
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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
No Information

Quality:
No Information
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Lake Michigan. Flat and choppy water with small waves if the wind is stronger. Shallow area.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- Concrete
Beach crowds:
- July
- August


Beautiful deep beach with 400' boardwalk directly out on the beach. Great sand, clean, no rocks, great dune grass, tons of space to launch and land.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
Summer:
- Shorty

Fall:
- Normal Wetsuit
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


Summer is the time, but August and September are still beautiful. In summer no wetsuit necessary. August and September wetsuit may be a good call.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- September
- October
- November
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- SW
- W
- NW
Main Direction:
- SW
- W
- NW


Completely depends! The best months for strong winds take place in the fall, beginning in September.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Take 94E to Michigan City exit 34B. This is 421. Take 421 North through town until you dead end into the Public Library. Turn right and then take your first left on Pine. Follow this straight thru the light and over the draw bridge. The street will curve to the right. On the left you will see the Lake, gazebo, and harbor. Continue past the zoo. The road has turned into Lake Shore Drive and you will follow it thru one stop sign to Stop 7. Beachwalk resort is on the right, beach is on the left.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None




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 Nightlife
Within 1 mile there is a big sports bar called Mateys, a pub named Swingbelly's and a steak house that has live music every weekend called Galvestons. There is also a deli that serves Starbucks coffee and great panini sandwiches in the Beachwalk.

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