Forty-Ninth Street Beach
Cook County, Illinois, United States
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
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
- 11°C52°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 21 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 96 km/hmph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:56 pm
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
- Restrooms20 m60 ft away
- Drinking water100 m330 ft away
- Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m340 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink51 within 1 km0.6 mi
- SurfaceRocks
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 370 m0.2 miLake Park & 49th Street
- Nearest town
- 8.3 km5.2 miChicago (city)
- Nearest airport
- 25 km16 miGary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Fortyninth Street Beach0.1 km0.1 mi south-east away7.8 Great tomorrow
- Fifty-Seventh Street Beach1.8 km1.1 mi south away7.8 Great tomorrow
- 41st Street Beach1.9 km1.2 mi north-west away7.8 Great tomorrow
- Fiftyninth Street Beach2.0 km1.2 mi south away7.8 Great tomorrow
- Jackson Park Beach2.9 km1.8 mi south away7.8 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- 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%