Check the Beach

Maple Street Beach

Cook County, Illinois, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm
8 am
7.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
8°C46°F
Water
—
Wind
43 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:56 pm
Today
7.3Great8 am74
8.0Great9 am85
8.0Great10 am95
8.3Great11 am74
8.6Excellent12 pm74
8.6Excellent1 pm106
8.4Great2 pm138
8.3Great3 pm148
8.3Great4 pm138
8.2Great5 pm96
Sat
5.3Fair8 am127
5.1Fair9 am159
5.3Fair10 am128
5.5Good11 am106
5.8Good12 pm117
6.0Good1 pm106
6.0Good2 pm138
5.7Good3 pm159
5.8Good4 pm149
5.8Good5 pm106
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

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Drinking water330 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m440 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Boat ramp410 m0.3 mi awayStepan Family Boat Launch
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
660 m0.4 miElm & Maple
Nearest town
810 m0.5 miWinnetka (village)
Nearest airport
36 km22 miWaukegan National Airport (UGN)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.0 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 12%