Sunrise Beach

Lake County, Illinois, United States

Lifeguards

No photo of Sunrise Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm

8 am
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

9 am
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

10 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

11 am
8.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great

12 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.5
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: 14°C56°F
Water: —
Wind: 64 km/hmph SE
Gusts: 127 km/hmph
Waves: <0.1 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:56 pm

Today

8.0Great8 am53

8.0Great9 am106

8.0Great10 am85

8.0Great11 am75

8.0Great12 pm117

7.7Great1 pm159

7.5Great2 pm1711

7.4Great3 pm1711

7.2Great4 pm1811

7.5Great5 pm1610

Sat

5.1Fair8 am159

5.0Fair9 am1610

5.3Fair10 am127

5.3Fair11 am106

5.2Fair12 pm149

4.8Fair1 pm1912

4.5Fair2 pm2314

4.5Fair3 pm2415

4.8Fair4 pm2012

5.2Fair5 pm159

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.
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 420 m0.3 miLake Bluff (village)
Nearest airport: 16 km10 miWaukegan National Airport (UGN)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Forest Park Beach2.9 km1.8 mi south away
7.7 Great later
Waukegan Municipal Beach9.5 km5.9 mi north away
7.9 Great later
Minear Lake Beach9.5 km5.9 mi west away
8.4 Great later
Waukegan Beach9.9 km6.2 mi north away
7.9 Great later
Park Avenue Boating/Fishing Beach10 km6.3 mi south away
7.8 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
Sun6.3 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Mon5.7 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%