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Humboldt Beach

Cook County, Illinois, United States

Humboldt Beach 5 photos

  • Humboldt Park Pond Chicago 2020-0654

    Humboldt Park Pond Chicago 2020-0654. Paul R. Burley, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Humboldt Park Pond Chicago 2020-0653

    Humboldt Park Pond Chicago 2020-0653. Paul R. Burley, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Humboldt Park Formal Gardens Chicago 2020-0660

    Humboldt Park Formal Gardens Chicago 2020-0660. Paul R. Burley, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Humboldt Park Formal Gardens Chicago 2020-0659

    Humboldt Park Formal Gardens Chicago 2020-0659. Paul R. Burley, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Humboldt park boathouse

    Humboldt park boathouse. GazeboJake, CC0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 11 am to 4 pm, sunset 5:56 pm
8 am
5.3
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
9 am
6.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C48°F
Water
—
Wind
10 km/hmph NE
Gusts
42 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:56 pm
Today
7.7Great8 am53
7.8Great9 am32
7.5Great10 am64
8.3Great11 am53
8.8Excellent12 pm64
9.2Excellent1 pm32
9.3Excellent2 pm74
9.2Excellent3 pm117
9.4Excellent4 pm64
8.8Excellent5 pm96
Fri
5.3Fair8 am11
6.1Good9 am74
7.5Great10 am85
8.3Great11 am74
8.7Excellent12 pm64
9.0Excellent1 pm75
9.1Excellent2 pm106
8.9Excellent3 pm117
7.3Great4 pm128
8.6Excellent5 pm117
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

  • Restrooms180 m580 ft away
  • Drinking water180 m590 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink31 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground360 m0.2 mi awayHumboldt Playground -W
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miTroy St & North Ave
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
400 m0.2 miDivision & Humboldt
Nearest town
7.3 km4.6 miOak Park (town)
Nearest airport
40 km25 miGary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)

Nearby places

  • Troy St & North AveRental
    410 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Humboldt Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.1 ExcellentBest 11 am to 4 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 1 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%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%