Lighthouse Beach

Cook County, Illinois, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm

8 am
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

9 am
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great

11 am
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

12 pm
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great

5 pm
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

Today

8.0Great8 am95

7.9Great9 am138

7.9Great10 am148

8.0Great11 am106

8.0Great12 pm95

7.9Great1 pm138

7.8Great2 pm149

7.6Great3 pm149

7.2Great4 pm1710

7.4Great5 pm1610

Sat

4.8Fair8 am1912

4.7Fair9 am2012

5.1Fair10 am159

5.3Fair11 am117

5.2Fair12 pm149

4.9Fair1 pm1811

4.8Fair2 pm1912

4.8Fair3 pm2012

4.7Fair4 pm2113

5.1Fair5 pm1710

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

Drinking water350 m0.2 mi away
Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m450 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 830 m0.5 mi
Playground160 m530 ft awayNoah's Playground
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 230 m740 ftCentral & Sheridan
Nearest town: 2.1 km1.3 miEvanston (city)
Nearest airport: 43 km27 miWaukegan National Airport (UGN)

Nearby places

Cafe CoralieFood and drink
830 m0.5 mi
Dave's New KitchenPizza
930 m0.6 mi
Soban KoreaKorean
940 m0.6 mi

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

Nearby beaches

North Beach0.4 km0.3 mi south-east away
7.8 Great later
Aquatics Beach1.6 km1.0 mi north away
7.8 Great later
Clark Street Beach1.7 km1.1 mi south away
7.8 Great later
Dog Beach1.9 km1.2 mi south away
7.8 Great later
Gillson Beach2.1 km1.3 mi north-west away
7.8 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%