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

WEATHER - LIVE
82° SSW @ 6 → 10mph
BUOY 45174
SW1ft @ 2s
WATER TEMP
71° Spring Suit

Forecast

THU 3

FRI 4

SAT 5

SUN 6

MON 7

8am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are flat and clean at 8am on Thu 9/3

WINDWSW 7 mph

PRIMARYS (180) 0 ft @ 0 sec

SECONDARY

No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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History

Thursday, Sep 3
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SW

7mph
0ft
0s
S
12pm
flat
clean

WSW

5mph
0ft
0s
S
6pm
flat
fair

ENE

5mph
0ft
0s
S

Friday, Sep 4
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SW

7mph
0ft
0s
S
12pm
flat
fair

NE

6mph
0ft
0s
S
6pm
flat
choppy

NE

9mph
0ft
0s
S

Saturday, Sep 5
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
fair

NE

5mph
0.2ft
2s
NNE
12pm
flat
choppy

ESE

11mph
0ft
0s
S
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

NNE

12mph
0.8ft
4s
NE

Sunday, Sep 6
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
choppy

ESE

10mph
1.6ft
4s
ENE
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

ENE

11mph
1.3ft
4s
ENE
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

NNE

10mph
1.1ft
4s
NE

Monday, Sep 7
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
choppy

SE

11mph
0.9ft
4s
NE
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

E

9mph
0.9ft
3s
E
6pm
flat
choppy

E

9mph
0.4ft
3s
ENE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SW 7mph	0ft 0s S
12pm	flat clean	WSW 5mph	0ft 0s S
6pm	flat fair	ENE 5mph	0ft 0s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SW 7mph	0ft 0s S
12pm	flat fair	NE 6mph	0ft 0s S
6pm	flat choppy	NE 9mph	0ft 0s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat fair	NE 5mph	0.2ft 2s NNE
12pm	flat choppy	ESE 11mph	0ft 0s S
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	NNE 12mph	0.8ft 4s NE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft choppy	ESE 10mph	1.6ft 4s ENE
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	ENE 11mph	1.3ft 4s ENE
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	NNE 10mph	1.1ft 4s NE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat choppy	SE 11mph	0.9ft 4s NE
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	E 9mph	0.9ft 3s E
6pm	flat choppy	E 9mph	0.4ft 3s ENE

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated Sep 3, 2026 @ 2:36am.

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