Oak Street Beach
Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Paid 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
- 9°C48°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 21 km/hmph S
- Gusts
- 138 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.
About Oak Street Beach
Oak Street Beach is a beach in Chicago, Illinois, United States, located near Ohio Street Beach, which is 0.83 miles away. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station at the beach, and the beach has a sandy surface. The nearest bus stop is 460 feet away, and there are 7 paid parking options within 0.26 miles.
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 110 m370 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Drinking water50 m170 ft away
- Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi. Listed as paid
- Food and drink161 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Playground450 m0.3 mi away
- Rentals3 within 500 m0.3 miMichigan Ave & Oak St
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 140 m460 ftLake Shore Drive & Cedar
- Nearest town
- 3 km1.9 miChicago (city)
- Nearest airport
- 36 km22 miGary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)
Nearby places
- Michigan Ave & Oak StRental230 m740 ft
- Rush St & Cedar StRental410 m0.3 mi
- Mies van der Rohe Way & Chestnut StRental480 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Ohio Street Beach1.3 km0.8 mi south-east away8.0 Great later
- North Avenue Beach1.8 km1.1 mi north away7.8 Great later
- Fullerton Beach2.6 km1.6 mi north away7.8 Great later
- Lincoln Park Beach3.0 km1.9 mi north away7.8 Great later
- Twelfth Street Beach4.5 km2.8 mi south away8.0 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%