Skip to content
Open Water Chicago

Adventures in Fitness

  • Home
  • About OWC
  • Next Meetup
  • Home
  • Swim Reports
  • OWC Blog
  • Lake Monsters

Category: Lake Monsters

Swim Report – November 8, 2026 – Breaking through the 60F floor

November 9, 2026 By Steve

We sure lucked on on Sunday with a 57F lake, clear skies, and lots of sunshine to give us a fantastic swim. We had aRead More

Swim Report – October 25, 2026 – Extended Indian Summer

October 27, 2026 By Steve

Lake Michigan is on a mission to extend the summer as far out as possible! Quite unusual for this time of year, the water temperatureRead More

Swim Report – October 4, 2026 – Early Autumn Perfection

October 22, 2026 By Steve

As I have noted multiple times over the years, October is one of the best months of the year for swimming. The lake is usuallyRead More

Swim Report – September 27, 2026 – Happy Autumn!

September 27, 2026 By Steve

Ma Nature gave us a 65F lake at 6:30am with the air coming in at 60F. But it was a crisp 52F just as IRead More

Swim Report – September 6, 2026 – Late Summer Chops

September 27, 2026 By Steve

We had a gloriously balmy 72.2F lake in lock step with a 72F air temp at 6:15am – so perfect conditions. The lake was aRead More

Swim Report – August 23, 2026 – False Alarm Edition

August 23, 2026 By Steve

I was reminded multiple times yesterday evening about the beach hazard warning (“3-6 foot waves”) and dangerous swim conditions. But since you never know whatRead More

Swim Report – August 16, 2026 – Misty Morning

August 23, 2026 By Steve

It was more active than usual at 5:50am due to some early bird Air Show spectators scoping out the best seating areas. But we hadRead More

Swim Report – July 26, 2026 – Late July Nirvana

July 30, 2026 By Steve

Another perfect morning out at the greatest swim spot on the planet! Ma Nature gave us a 75F lake, 75F air, and mirror flat conditionsRead More

Swim Report – July 19, 2026 – Balmy Chaos

July 23, 2026 By Steve

Sunday morning brought us a magnificent 76F lake with the outside air coming in at a pleasantly balmy 72F. However, these ideal conditions were somewhatRead More

Swim Report – July 12, 2026 – In the 70F+ Zone!

July 16, 2026 By Steve

After an early July heat wave, the lake finally caught up and came in at 74F this morning – finally shattering the 70F ceiling! TheRead More

Posts navigation

Older posts

Quick Links

  • Lakefront Webcam
  • Surface Temperatures
  • Lake Currents
  • MWRD CSO Events
Copyright 2026 - Open Water Chicago
Powered by WordPress - Lekh by ThemeCentury