Coastguard / sea rescue911

Emergency · United States

En mer : VHF canal 16

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : U.S. Coast Guard

Emergency

Emergency · United States

911Coastguard / sea rescue

En mer : VHF canal 16

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : U.S. Coast Guard

South Shore Beach, IllinoisWhiting

Coastguard / sea rescue911

Emergency · United States

En mer : VHF canal 16

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : U.S. Coast Guard

Emergency

Emergency · United States

911Coastguard / sea rescue

En mer : VHF canal 16

The beach can be dangerous. Wind, swell, tides and access can change quickly. Keep a way back and check official notices.

In immediate danger, contact the official emergency services. Mareloa does not replace emergency services or local signs.

Sources : U.S. Coast Guard

South Shore Beach, Illinois

Near Whiting · 7.1 mi

6 beaches near this one

Practical information

Tide

NowTide unavailable—

Next eventTide curve unavailable—

Tide curve unavailable

The tide remains visible, but no temperature forecast can be shown.

Surface: Sandrecorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Length: 673 ftSource record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Shade features nearby: TreesNearby, does not guarantee shade on the beach.recorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Horizon (relief): N 0° · NE 0° · E 4° · SE 4° · S 3° · SW 3° · W 3° · NW 2°Relief only, excludes vegetation and buildings.Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source
Distance to town: 7.1 miSource record 9/11/2026 · Open source
Shore axis: 112°Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source

Sun and shore orientation

October 3, 2026 · Estimated times · local time

Sunrise

06:47 AM

Shore orientation unavailable

Sunset

06:29 PM

Shore orientation unavailable

Calculation method

Wind on the beach

Not provided

Bathing supervision

Supervision not provided

Do you know this beach?

These answers come from visitors, not from a source we cite. They describe the place, not today's conditions.

Is the beach easy to reach?

Practical information recorded by the source

This information is source-recorded and may not describe the current situation.

Nearby services: restaurant 3 · cafe 2 · shop 6 · drinking water 1 · bus stop 17recorded by the source · Source record 9/16/2026 · Open source

Practical facilities

Mapped within 3,281 ft of the beach reference point, as the crow flies.

Mapped facilities describe the source record; availability, opening and access can change.

Toilets, showers and water

2

Drinking water
673 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Toilets
3,225 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Access
No
Mapped point
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Access and accessibility

—

Not documented.

Public transport and bikes

6

Bus stop · South Shore Drive & 72nd Street
1,161 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Bus stop · South Shore Drive & 72nd Street
1,312 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Bus stop · South Shore Drive & Coles
1,345 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Bus stop · South Shore Drive & Coles
1,450 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Bus stop · South Shore Drive & 70th Street
1,503 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Bus stop · South Shore Drive & 69th Street
1,526 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Mapped point
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Parking

6

Car park
679 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Access
Private
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
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Car park
850 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
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Car park
866 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Access
Private
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 15, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Car park
912 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 15, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Car park
948 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
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Car park
958 ft from the beach reference point, as the crow flies.
Representative mapped point; not an entrance or route.
Source · Data from Sep 15, 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Local area: Chicagorecorded by the source · Source record 8/25/2026 · Open source
Catalogue record: Mapped beachrecorded by the source · Source record 8/25/2026 · Open source
Coast: Great LakesSource record 8/25/2026 · Open source
Water body: Great LakeSource record 8/25/2026 · Open source

Today’s windows

Calculated at 05:11 PM

photographyCheck first04:32 PM – 06:32 PM

photography

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04:32 PM – 06:32 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

shore gatheringCheck first05:11 PM – 08:11 PM

shore gathering

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05:11 PM – 08:11 PM

Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v5

sunsetCheck first05:47 PM – 07:17 PM

sunset

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05:47 PM – 07:17 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

beach runCheck first08:00 AM – 09:30 AM

beach run

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08:00 AM – 09:30 AM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

coastal walkCheck first10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

coastal walk

Check first

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5

family beach timeCheck first02:00 PM – 05:00 PM

family beach time

Check first

02:00 PM – 05:00 PM

Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v5

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Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.

Seven-day tide

Modelled tidal range · source reference

Tide calendar

Tide and currents

Reflex

A baïne is a hollow in the sand filled with water that can create a current pulling out to sea: even a strong swimmer cannot fight it. Reflex: swim parallel to the shore to get out of it, never straight against it.

Source: SNSM (Sauveteurs en Mer)

Did you know

A sandbank can look stable and then be surrounded by the sea within minutes: between 1 May and 1 August 2025, CROSS Gris-Nez recorded 38 people cut off by the tide, notably around the Somme bay.

Source: Préfecture maritime de la Manche et de la mer du Nord

Did you know

In the Mont-Saint-Michel bay, the sea can rise by about 6 km/h: it is best never to venture in alone, and always to cross the bay with a guide.

Source: Normandie Tourisme

The place in pictures

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The South Shore Beach Apartments at 7447 South Shore Drive in Chicago . This is a different building than the South Shore Beach Apartments listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — South Shore Beach ApartmentsPhoto Arturo Duarte Jr. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

South Shore Beach Apartments — South Shore Beach Apartments (Chicago, IL)Photo Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Sources and method

Tide heights: Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
Sea temperature and conditions: Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
Beach characteristics: These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.

Source & freshness

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — RAD and Beach Attributes; U.S. federal government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. §105)Aging

Official catalogue · Bathing water quality

Method and source ↗

GeoNames gazetteer (cities500) — CC BY 4.0Fresh

Additional source

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

© OpenStreetMap contributors — OSM database base 2026-09-15T20:20:37Z; offline reviewed snapshot, ODbLFresh

Catalogue review

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh

Additional source

Method and source ↗

Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. et Airbus DS, fourni par l'UE et l'ESAFresh

Copernicus DEM (elevation)

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

© contributeurs OpenStreetMap (ODbL)Fresh

OpenStreetMap (coastline layout)

Method and source ↗Licence ↗

Weather temporarily unavailable: recommendations are degraded.

Tide unavailable: the activities stay unknown.

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.