Prinz Beach
Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Free parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
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°C50°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 42 km/hmph S
- Gusts
- 1811 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
- Restrooms450 m0.3 mi away
- Showers440 m0.3 mi away
- Drinking water60 m190 ft away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
- Food and drink42 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Playground420 m0.3 mi away
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miSheridan Rd & Columbia Ave
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 290 m940 ftSheridan & Pratt
- Nearest town
- 5.1 km3.2 miEvanston (city)
- Nearest airport
- 48 km30 miGary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)
Nearby places
- Sheridan Rd & Columbia AveRental360 m0.2 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Helen Doria Beach0.1 km0.1 mi south away7.8 Great later
- North Shore Beach0.2 km0.1 mi south away7.8 Great later
- Loyola Beach0.3 km0.2 mi north away7.8 Great later
- Hartigan Beach0.4 km0.2 mi south away7.8 Great later
- Leone Beach0.9 km0.5 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.
- Sat5.3 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%