The surf forecast is flat right now for Chicago, North Side, IL

WEATHER - LIVE
65° ESE @ 11 → 13mph
BUOY 45174
SE1ft @ 2s
WATER TEMP
62° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

FRI 9

SAT 10

SUN 11

MON 12

TUE 13

6pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are flat and fair at 6pm on Fri 10/9

WINDNE 6 mph

PRIMARYN (6) 0 ft @ 4 sec

SECONDARY

No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Friday, Oct 9
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

S

7mph
0.5ft
4s
N
12pm
flat
clean

S

10mph
0.3ft
4s
N
6pm
flat
fair

NE

6mph
0ft
4s
N

Saturday, Oct 10
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SSE

12mph
0.9ft
3s
SE
12pm
flat
clean

S

11mph
1.3ft
3s
SSE
6pm
flat
choppy

SE

11mph
1.4ft
3s
SE

Sunday, Oct 11
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
choppy

SE

11mph
0.7ft
3s
ESE
12pm
flat
fair

ESE

5mph
0.3ft
2s
ESE
6pm
flat
fair

ESE

4mph
0ft
0s
S

Monday, Oct 12
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SSW

11mph
0ft
0s
S
12pm
flat
clean

SW

13mph
0.2ft
0s
S
6pm
flat
clean

WSW

11mph
0ft
2s
SW

Tuesday, Oct 13
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
choppy

N

11mph
0ft
0s
S
12pm
1 ft
choppy

N

13mph
2.3ft
4s
NNE
6pm
2 ft
choppy

NNE

13mph
3.1ft
6s
NNE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	S 7mph	0.5ft 4s N
12pm	flat clean	S 10mph	0.3ft 4s N
6pm	flat fair	NE 6mph	0ft 4s N

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SSE 12mph	0.9ft 3s SE
12pm	flat clean	S 11mph	1.3ft 3s SSE
6pm	flat choppy	SE 11mph	1.4ft 3s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat choppy	SE 11mph	0.7ft 3s ESE
12pm	flat fair	ESE 5mph	0.3ft 2s ESE
6pm	flat fair	ESE 4mph	0ft 0s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SSW 11mph	0ft 0s S
12pm	flat clean	SW 13mph	0.2ft 0s S
6pm	flat clean	WSW 11mph	0ft 2s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat choppy	N 11mph	0ft 0s S
12pm	1 ft choppy	N 13mph	2.3ft 4s NNE
6pm	2 ft choppy	NNE 13mph	3.1ft 6s NNE

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated Oct 9, 2026 @ 2:47pm.

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