Small Craft Advisory issued July 29 at 1:58AM CDT until July 29 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Beach Hazards Statement issued July 29 at 2:06AM CDT until July 29 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
Dangerous nearshore water (rip currents / structural currents) — the score takes a safety penalty. Keep swimmers out of the water near the piers.
Blue Wake Score
Stay home.
Waukegan, IL · Large cruiser · as of Jul 29, 5:49 AM CT
Your boat
Scoring tuned to a large cruiser — e.g. Sea Ray Sundancer 320.
Current conditions
Why it's a 29
starts at 100- Waves−4
2.0 ft
- Wave steepness−2
2.0 ft on a 5 s period = short, steep chop
- Small Craft Advisory−45
NWS advisory in effect — conditions hazardous to small craft are expected
- Beach hazard−20
rip-current / dangerous-swimming statement in effect for the nearshore
How the call changes by boat
Channel & lake
Sources: NOAA CO-OPS water levels. As of Jul 29, 5:49 AM CT.
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Calibrating. Blue Wake logs each day's call and grades it against what the buoy actually did the next day; the honesty stat appears once a few days have been graded.