Tower Road Beach

Cook 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: 11°C51°F
Water: —
Wind: 43 km/hmph S
Gusts: 95 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

Drinking water200 m660 ft away
Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m430 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 870 m0.5 mi
Playground10 m40 ft away
Boat ramp230 m740 ft awayStepan Family Boat Launch
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 790 m0.5 miGreen Bay & Eldorado
Nearest town: 1.1 km0.7 miWinnetka (village)
Nearest airport: 36 km22 miWaukegan National Airport (UGN)

Nearby places

McDonald'sBurger
870 m0.5 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Maple Street Beach0.6 km0.4 mi south-east away
7.8 Great later
Cherry Street Beach1.7 km1.0 mi south-east away
7.8 Great later
Dell Place Beach2.0 km1.3 mi north-west away
7.8 Great later
Elder Lane Beach2.3 km1.4 mi south-east away
7.8 Great later
Glencoe Beach2.8 km1.8 mi north-west away
7.8 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.

Sat5.4 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%