Independence Grove Beach

Lake County, Illinois, United States

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 5:57 pm

8 am
4.7
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair

9 am
5.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

10 am
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

11 am
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

12 pm
8.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
9.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
8.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
8.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

4 pm
8.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

5 pm
8.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

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

Air: 9°C49°F
Water: —
Wind: 64 km/hmph NE
Gusts: 117 km/hmph
Waves: —
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:57 pm

Today

7.2Great8 am42

7.3Great9 am32

7.0Great10 am53

8.8Excellent11 am10

9.0Excellent12 pm42

9.2Excellent1 pm53

9.3Excellent2 pm106

9.1Excellent3 pm138

9.2Excellent4 pm106

8.5Excellent5 pm117

Fri

4.7Fair8 am10

5.6Good9 am53

7.0Great10 am85

8.0Great11 am95

8.6Excellent12 pm95

9.0Excellent1 pm96

8.9Excellent2 pm127

8.4Great3 pm149

8.1Great4 pm149

8.2Great5 pm138

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

Restrooms100 m320 ft away
Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m820 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 180 m580 ft
Playground110 m340 ft away
Boat ramp430 m0.3 mi away
Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town: 3.1 km1.9 miLibertyville (town)
Nearest airport: 14 km9 miWaukegan National Airport (UGN)

Nearby places

Independence Grove Visitors CenterFood and drink
180 m580 ft
StarbucksCoffee shop
960 m0.6 mi
Cafe PyreneesFood and drink
1 km0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Minear Lake Beach2.4 km1.5 mi south away
8.4 Great tomorrow
Sunrise Beach10 km6.5 mi east away
7.7 Great tomorrow
Waukegan Municipal Beach12 km7.6 mi north-east away
7.9 Great tomorrow
Forest Park Beach12 km7.7 mi south-east away
7.7 Great tomorrow
Waukegan Beach13 km7.9 mi north-east away
7.9 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.

Fri9.0 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
Sat6.0 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
Sun5.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 2%