The surf forecast is flat right now for Chicago, North Side, IL
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Nearby Wind Station CHII2 - Harrison-Dever Crib, Chicago, IL54° SE @ 15 → 16mph - BUOY 45186 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 45186NE
1ft @ 5s - WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station 4517444° 5/3, Boots/Gloves(5)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
FRI 15
SAT 16
SUN 17
MON 18
7am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 0-1 ft and clean at 7am on Thu 5/14
No Tide Data
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Friday, May 15
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanSSW
13mph0.2ft4sN12pm flatcleanS 15mph1.4ft3sSE6pm flatcleanS 12mph1.1ft3sSSE - Saturday, May 16
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanS 12mph0.7ft3sSE12pm flatcleanSSW 6mph0.4ft3sSE6pm flatcleanSSE 3mph0ft0sS - Sunday, May 17
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanSSW 4mph0ft0sS12pm flatcleanSSE 9mph0ft0sS6pm flatcleanS 17mph0.4ft2sS - Monday, May 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanS 13mph0.4ft4sN12pm flatcleanSSW 15mph0.2ft4sN6pm flatchoppySE 12mph0.8ft3sS - Best Surf Trip
This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
- Tuesday, May 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanS 9mph0.8ft3sSSE12pm flatcleanWSW 14mph0.7ft3sSSE6pm flatchoppyWNW 13mph0.4ft2sNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated May 14, 2026 @ 8:40pm.
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