Outrigger Chicago logo Outrigger ChicagoCanoe Club · Est. 2012

Lake Board · Live conditions

Read the lake before you rig.

Wind, water temperature, waves, and the official advisory status for our launch at the North Shore Yacht Club, Highland Park. Pulled live from NOAA every visit.

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Reading the lake…
Pulling advisories, wind, water temperature and waves.

    Wind

    Open-Meteo · 10 m
    NE SW
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    — mph sustained · gusts — mph
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    Water temperature

    NOAA gauge
    —°F
    Measured lake surface temperature.
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    Waves

    buoy / NWS
    —ft
    Significant wave heightThe average height of the largest one-third of waves — the standard way waves are reported. Individual waves can run up to about twice this..
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    Air

    Open-Meteo
    —°F
    Feels like —° · humidity —%
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    Advisory zone

    NWS LMZ740
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    Active marine advisories for the near shore.
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    Bacteria risk (rain)

    Open-Meteo precip
    —in rain / 48h
    Runoff after heavy rain raises E. coli near shore. Park Avenue Beach is sampled by the Lake County Health Dept (≈ May–Sep).
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    Near-shore marine forecast

    NWS NSH · LMZ740
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    Next 12 hours

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    This board is informational, not a launch authorization. Club boats and boards may not be used during a Small Craft Advisory, Gale or Storm Warning, or high surf. The final call always rests with the on-water coach and the official NWS forecast. Wind is the direction it blows from — westerly winds are offshore here and push paddlers away from the launch. Water temperature is from NWS Chicago's nearshore product (Wilmette buoy, then Waukegan / Chicago Shore). Waves are the Wilmette buoy's measured significant height when it's reporting (≈ May–Oct), otherwise the NWS forecast.