Buffington Harbor Beach
Lake County, Indiana, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
9.1
6 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 10°C49°F
- Water
- —
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph SSE
- Gusts
- 1912 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
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 870 m0.5 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 350 m0.2 miBuffington Harbor
- Nearest town
- 2.6 km1.6 miEast Chicago (town)
- Nearest airport
- 3 km2 miGary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)
Nearby places
- White CastleBurger870 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Jeorse Park Beach1.3 km0.8 mi north-west away8.8 Excellent later
- Whihala Beach7.9 km4.9 mi north-west away8.8 Excellent later
- Whihala Park West Beach8.7 km5.4 mi north-west away8.9 Excellent later
- Hammond Marina Beach9.9 km6.2 mi north-west away7.8 Great later
- Munson Beach11 km7.1 mi north-west 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.
- Sat6.5 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
- Sun6.0 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Tue5.6 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 3%
- Wed8.7 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%