Check the Beach

Minear Lake Beach

Lake County, Illinois, United States

Minear Lake Beach 2 photos

  • Caspian Tern

    Caspian Tern. CheepShot, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Caspian Tern

    Caspian Tern. CheepShot, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 5:57 pm
8 am
4.7
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.3
12 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°C48°F
Water
—
Wind
43 km/hmph NW
Gusts
43 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
4.7Fair8 am10
5.4Fair9 am53
6.8Good10 am85
7.9Great11 am85
8.4Great12 pm85
8.8Excellent1 pm85
8.9Excellent2 pm96
8.5Excellent3 pm138
8.3Great4 pm138
8.3Great5 pm128
Sat
4.6Fair8 am85
4.6Fair9 am117
4.6Fair10 am117
5.2Fair11 am117
5.6Good12 pm128
5.8Good1 pm149
5.9Good2 pm149
5.8Good3 pm159
6.0Good4 pm128
5.9Good5 pm85
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.
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink26 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 450 m0.3 mi
  • Boat ramp220 m730 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
910 m0.6 miLibertyville Metra Station
Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miLibertyville (town)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miWaukegan National Airport (UGN)

Nearby places

  • Tala Coffee RoastersCoffee shop
    450 m0.3 mi
  • Coppolillo's Italian SteakhouseItalian
    670 m0.4 mi
  • The IslandFood and drink
    820 m0.5 mi
  • Duck DonutsDonut
    840 m0.5 mi
  • Townee SquareFood and drink
    860 m0.5 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 Minear Lake Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.0 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun6.1 GoodBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%