Twelfth Street Beach
Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 4 pm, sunset 5:56 pm8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
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 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 10°C50°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 32 km/hmph SE
- Gusts
- 149 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
- LifeguardStation 40 m140 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms50 m150 ft away
- Showers50 m160 ft away
- Drinking water180 m600 ft away
- Parking12 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m560 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miAdler Planetarium
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 190 m640 ftSolidarity Drive & Adler Planetarium
- Nearest town
- 1.9 km1.2 miChicago (city)
- Nearest airport
- 32 km20 miGary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)
Nearby places
- Adler PlanetariumRental190 m610 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- 12th Street Beach0.1 km0.0 mi south away8.0 Great later
- Thirty-first Street Beach2.8 km1.7 mi south away8.0 Great later
- Ohio Street Beach3.3 km2.0 mi north away8.0 Great later
- Oak Street Beach4.5 km2.8 mi north away7.8 Great later
- 41st Street Beach4.9 km3.0 mi south 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.
- Sat5.6 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 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%