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Bay · Illinois
Waukegan Harbor
42.36°N · 87.82°W · Bay · Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL
Best score today · 7 PM
Great Lakes water: no saltwater species, so this is scored on the generic stillwater factors (wind, pressure change, light, solunar).
- Now
- 522 AM CDT
- Best window
- 5-9 PM
Data from: NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 2 AM · now
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Tide & current
Wind & pressure
ECMWF
33Pressure: 0.04 mb/hrWind: 8 mph windWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
35Cloud: 87% cloudSolunar: 231 min to majorLight: edge-of-day start- —
Season & habitat
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Confirm limits with the state fishery agency before you keep a fish.
Source: state regulator · Not synced yet, not yet verified
Seasonality · 52-week view
Seasonality
No saltwater species are scored at this spot, so there is no season calendar to show.
Spot profile
Waukegan Harbor
- Depth
- 3-7 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 on a 93 m grid. Depths are feet below Great Lakes low water datum, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Waukegan Harbor
Waukegan Harbor is a bay in Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL, Illinois. Depth in the nearest water is 3-7 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
Great Lakes water: no saltwater species, so this is scored on the generic stillwater factors (wind, pressure change, light, solunar).
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with your state fishery agency before you keep a fish.