Gillson Beach
Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Lifeguards
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.2
17 km/h10 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
- 10°C49°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 32 km/hmph S
- Gusts
- 159 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
- LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m270 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 840 m0.5 mi
- Playground330 m0.2 mi away
- Entry feeYes
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 380 m0.2 miSheridan & Lake
- Nearest town
- 2 km1.3 miWilmette (village)
- Nearest airport
- 41 km25 miWaukegan National Airport (UGN)
Nearby places
- J.P. McCarthy's Pizza & GrillPizza840 m0.5 mi
- Alchemy Coffee HouseCoffee shop890 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Aquatics Beach0.6 km0.4 mi south-east away7.8 Great later
- Langdon Park Beach0.9 km0.5 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- Lighthouse Beach2.1 km1.3 mi south-east away7.8 Great later
- Kenilworth Beach2.2 km1.4 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- North Beach2.5 km1.6 mi south-east away7.8 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.
- Sat5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
- Sun6.4 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon5.5 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Tue5.5 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
- Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%