Montrose Beach
Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.4
17 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°C51°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 43 km/hmph SSW
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- <0.1 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:56 pm
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
- LifeguardStation 190 m620 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms190 m610 ft away
- Showers160 m530 ft away
- Drinking water180 m580 ft away
- Parking18 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m720 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 240 m770 ft
- Nearest town
- 9.3 km5.8 miLincolnwood (village)
- Nearest airport
- 43 km27 miGary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Montrose - Wilson Beach0.5 km0.3 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- Clarendon Beach0.9 km0.6 mi west away7.8 Great later
- Wilson Beach1.0 km0.6 mi west away7.8 Great later
- Foster Avenue Beach1.7 km1.1 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- Ardmore Hollywood Beach2.6 km1.6 mi north-west away7.8 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.
- Sat5.8 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 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%
- Wed9.3 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%