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41st Street Beach

Cook County, Illinois, United States

41st Street Beach 1 photo

  • Eastern approach of the 41st Street Pedestrian Bridge

    Eastern approach of the 41st Street Pedestrian Bridge. AlphaBeta135, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm
8 am
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
13°C56°F
Water
—
Wind
95 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:56 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am117
8.0Great9 am138
8.0Great10 am127
8.0Great11 am85
8.0Great12 pm74
8.0Great1 pm117
7.9Great2 pm138
7.7Great3 pm149
7.2Great4 pm1711
7.4Great5 pm1610
Sat
5.0Fair8 am1610
4.9Fair9 am1710
5.2Fair10 am138
5.3Fair11 am106
5.3Fair12 pm96
5.3Fair1 pm128
5.1Fair2 pm159
5.1Fair3 pm1610
5.2Fair4 pm159
5.7Good5 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

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.

Facilities

  • Restrooms60 m190 ft away
  • Drinking water60 m210 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 480 m0.3 mi. Listed as paid
  • Picnic tables340 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground350 m0.2 mi awayWilliams- Davis Park - Playground
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
470 m0.3 mi42nd Place & Lake Park
Nearest town
6.5 km4 miChicago (city)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miGary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat5.7 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.6 GoodBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%