Public ramp · Cook County · Illinois
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Big Bend Lake Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp in Cook County, Illinois. From here SeaStatus scores one water: Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL.
The main water here is Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL. Nearshore water is scored mostly on wind and wave height, with wave steepness and the tidal current counting too. A current running against the wind is treated as worse than either one alone. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 45186, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 9087044. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 16.5 mi from this ramp.
Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.
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Sources · NOAA Tide Station 9087044 · NDBC Buoy 45186