Illinois Beach State Park
Zion, Illinois · Great Lakes shore
Water temperature, waves and wind at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, Illinois, with where every number comes from and how old it is.
Right now at Illinois Beach State Park
- Water
- 54°F (12°C)
- Waves
- 6.1 ft (1.9 m) every 8 seconds
- Wind
- 17 mph (28 km/h) from the northwest, gusts to 22 mph
- Air
- 39°F (4°C)
As of 8:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.
What Ebbward shows here
- Water temperature
- From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
- Waves and wind
- Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
- Tides
- None: the Great Lakes have no tide worth predicting, so Ebbward shows no tide chart here.
- Nearest NOAA buoy
- Waukegan Buoy, IL, 4.3 miles (7.0 km) away.
- Underwater visibility
- Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.
Before you go in
Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.
Beaches near Illinois Beach State Park
- Illinois Beach State Park South Beach, Beach Park: 0.9 miles (1.5 km)
- Zion Hosah Park Beach, Zion: 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
- Illinois Beach State Park Camp Logan Beach, Zion: 2.1 miles (3.4 km)
- Illinois Beach State Park Sailing Beach, Zion: 2.5 miles (4.0 km)
- Illinois Beach State Park North Beach, Winthrop Harbor: 3.1 miles (5.0 km)
- Waukegan North Beach, Waukegan: 3.9 miles (6.3 km)
- North Point Marina Beach, Winthrop Harbor: 4.2 miles (6.8 km)
- Waukegan Beach, Waukegan: 4.3 miles (7.0 km)