Public ramp · Cook County · Illinois
NO GO
TODAY
Gale Warning in effect.
Buoy 45198 · 6.0 mi away
Updated 1 min ago
Water you can reach from this ramp
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Wolf Lake is a public boat ramp in Cook County, Illinois, on Wolf Lake. From here SeaStatus scores 4 waters: Gary to Burns Harbor IN, Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL, Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN and Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM offshore to Mid Lake (Area 6 of 6).
The main water here is Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN. 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 45198, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 9087044. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 6.0 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 45198