Check the Beach

Rosewood Beach

Lake County, Illinois, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm
8 am
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
13 km/h8 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
74 km/hmph S
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
<0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:56 pm
Today
7.6Great8 am85
8.0Great9 am117
8.0Great10 am106
8.0Great11 am74
8.0Great12 pm64
8.0Great1 pm128
7.8Great2 pm159
7.6Great3 pm149
7.4Great4 pm159
7.6Great5 pm138
Sat
5.0Fair8 am1510
5.0Fair9 am1610
5.3Fair10 am128
5.3Fair11 am106
5.3Fair12 pm117
5.2Fair1 pm149
5.0Fair2 pm1711
4.9Fair3 pm1811
5.0Fair4 pm1610
5.4Fair5 pm138
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

  • LifeguardStation 40 m120 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms50 m150 ft away
  • Showers60 m190 ft away
  • Drinking water40 m130 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables20 m70 ft away
  • Playground90 m280 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.1 km1.9 miHighland Park (town)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miWaukegan National Airport (UGN)

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 Rosewood 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.

  • Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 2%