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Waukegan (Keegs)

Illinois, United States · 42.3602, -87.8318

eFoiling Intermediate
Source
Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.jpg
Photo by Nyttend · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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wind meter
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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Best wind

NNE, SSE, NE, SE, S

Water

Unspecified water body

Experience

Intermediate

Hazards

Gusty or offshore wind; Pier or jetty obstacles

“Tidelas identifies Waukegan (Keegs) as a intermediate watersports location with good reported water quality and moderate or variable boat traffic. 2026-08-14 Stoke Riders Waukegan guide completion: the full guide's main Waukegan Municipal Beach launch is the same physical beach as existing Waukegan (Keegs). The City beach page independently supports the public beach/access identity. Waukegan Harbor's original CamStreamer redirect still resolves to YouTube idY4GyCj5Jk; YouTube reports isLiveContent=true and isLiveNow=true, and a fresh 1280x720 anonymous frame visibly showed marina water, slips and boats. Its independently geocoded 55 South Harbor Place mount is 0.59 km nearby, not an exact beach-launch camera.”

— via Tidelas location guide, last verified 2026-08-14

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com 1825 — WX Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Waukegan Harbor Light (0.55 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/1825 wx.ikitesurf.com

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Local guides

tidelas.com Waukegan Keegs — Tidelas https://www.tidelas.com/watersports-community/location-guide/waukegan-illinois/waukegan-keegs/ https://stokeriders.com/blogs/blog/kiteboarding-foiling tidelas.com stokeriders.com Kiteboarding Foiling In Waukegan Il A Rider S Local Guide — Stokeriders https://www.tidelas.com/watersports-community/location-guide/hammond-indiana/wolf-lake/ https://www.reddit.com/r/wingfoil/ https://stokeriders.com/blo stokeriders.com

Links are community-sourced and open directly on the provider's site. Verify conditions locally before riding.

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