Glencoe Beach

Illinois, United States

Sand

Visibility is 0.2 km. Fog or rain can hide other surfers and the horizon. Be careful in the water.

Right now

Conditions at 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.5 m) at 4 s, heading toward WSW, with strong wind toward W.

Swell

0.5 m

WSW

4 s

Wind

25 km/h

W

Tide

0 m

Rising

Weather

17 °C

Fog

0 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 4 s

SW

13 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

WNW

0 m

Overcast · 20 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

SW

16 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

WNW

0 m

Overcast · 20 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

SW

15 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

NW

0 m

Overcast · 21 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

SW

12 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

WNW

0 m

Overcast · 20 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

SW

20 km/h · 47 km/h gusts

NW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

WSW

10 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

WNW

0 m

Overcast · 18 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

WSW

18 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

W

0 m

Rain · 17 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

WSW

27 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

WSW

0 m

Overcast · 17 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

WSW

37 km/h · 50 km/h gusts

WNW

0 m

Overcast · 17 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

WSW

15 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

WNW

0 m

Rain · 17 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.6 m · 4 s

WSW

15 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

N

0 m

Heavy rain · 17 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 4 s

WSW

13 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

NNW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 4 s

WSW

25 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

W

0 m

Fog · 17 °C

1 PM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

WSW

3 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

NNE

0 m

Fog · 18 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 4 s

WSW

7 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

N

0 m

Rain · 18 °C

3 PM

Fair

0.5 m · 4 s

WSW

6 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

WNW

0 m

Light drizzle · 19 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

W

12 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

W

0 m

Light drizzle · 19 °C

5 PM

Fair

0.4 m · 3 s

W

5 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

WNW

0 m

Fog · 19 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

WSW

5 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

W

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WSW

3 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

WSW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WSW

6 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

SW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WSW

8 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

SSW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

WSW

4 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

WSW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

WSW

4 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

WNW

0 m

Overcast · 18 °C

Nearby spots

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