Waukegan Beach

Lake County, Illinois, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 3 pm, sunset 5:56 pm

8 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

9 am
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

10 am
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

11 am
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

12 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

3 pm
6.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good

4 pm
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

5 pm
7.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 13°C56°F
Water: —
Wind: 64 km/hmph SW
Gusts: 117 km/hmph
Waves: <0.1 m<1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:56 pm

Today

5.3Fair8 am53

6.5Good9 am85

7.9Great10 am138

8.0Great11 am127

8.0Great12 pm117

7.8Great1 pm149

7.6Great2 pm1610

6.6Good3 pm1711

7.2Great4 pm1811

7.4Great5 pm1711

Sat

4.7Fair8 am2012

4.6Fair9 am2113

4.9Fair10 am1811

5.1Fair11 am159

4.8Fair12 pm1912

4.7Fair1 pm2213

4.4Fair2 pm2616

4.2Fair3 pm2817

4.4Fair4 pm2516

4.9Fair5 pm1912

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

Restrooms310 m0.2 mi away
Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Playground310 m0.2 mi away
Boat ramp490 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town: 1.7 km1.1 miWaukegan (city)
Nearest airport: 7 km4 miWaukegan National Airport (UGN)

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

Nearby beaches

Waukegan Municipal Beach0.5 km0.3 mi south-west away
7.9 Great later
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park7.1 km4.4 mi north away
7.6 Great later
Sunrise Beach9.9 km6.2 mi south away
7.7 Great later
Forest Park Beach13 km7.9 mi south away
7.7 Great later
Independence Grove Beach13 km7.9 mi south-west away
8.5 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Sat5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
Sun6.3 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Mon6.1 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
Wed8.8 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%