Fortyninth Street Beach
Cook County, Illinois, United States
No photo of Fortyninth Street Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.2
11 km/h7 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
- 9°C48°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph SSE
- Gusts
- 2213 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
- Restrooms90 m280 ft away
- Drinking water20 m60 ft away
- Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m250 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink54 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miCornell Ave & Hyde Park Blvd
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 400 m0.2 miE Hyde Park & Lake Shore Drive
- Nearest town
- 8.4 km5.2 miChicago (city)
- Nearest airport
- 25 km16 miGary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)
Nearby places
- Cornell Ave & Hyde Park BlvdRental470 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Forty-Ninth Street Beach0.1 km0.1 mi north-west away8.2 Great later
- Fifty-Seventh Street Beach1.7 km1.1 mi south away7.9 Great later
- Fiftyninth Street Beach1.9 km1.2 mi south away7.9 Great later
- 41st Street Beach1.9 km1.2 mi north-west away8.2 Great later
- Jackson Park Beach2.8 km1.7 mi south away7.9 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat6.2 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
- Sun6.5 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.6 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.1 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 3%
- Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
- Thu6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 11%