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

WEATHER FORECAST
69° S @ 10 → 11mph
BUOY 45174
SE1ft @ 2s
WATER TEMP
49° 5/3, Boots/Gloves(5)

Forecast

Surf

Swell

TUE 26

WED 27

THU 28

FRI 29

SAT 30

7am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are flat and clean at 7am on Tue 5/26

WINDS 5 mph

PRIMARYS (180) 0 ft @ 0 sec

SECONDARY

No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic

Detail

Tuesday, May 26
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SSE

4mph
0ft
2s
SE
12pm
flat
fair

ESE

7mph
0ft
0s
S
6pm
flat
fair

ESE

7mph
0ft
0s
S

Wednesday, May 27
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SW

2mph
0ft
0s
S
12pm
flat
choppy

NE

12mph
0ft
0s
S
6pm
flat
choppy

NNE

12mph
0ft
0s
S

Thursday, May 28
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
choppy

N

14mph
1.9ft
4s
N
12pm
1 ft
choppy

NNE

14mph
1.9ft
5s
NNE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

N

13mph
1.9ft
4s
NNE

Friday, May 29
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
clean

NE

4mph
1.1ft
4s
NNE
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

ENE

11mph
0.6ft
4s
NNE
6pm
flat
choppy

ENE

16mph
0.4ft
4s
NNE

Saturday, May 30
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
choppy

ENE

7mph
0ft
0s
S
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

ENE

12mph
1.5ft
3s
ENE
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

NNE

15mph
1.4ft
4s
NE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SSE 4mph	0ft 2s SE
12pm	flat fair	ESE 7mph	0ft 0s S
6pm	flat fair	ESE 7mph	0ft 0s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SW 2mph	0ft 0s S
12pm	flat choppy	NE 12mph	0ft 0s S
6pm	flat choppy	NNE 12mph	0ft 0s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft choppy	N 14mph	1.9ft 4s N
12pm	1 ft choppy	NNE 14mph	1.9ft 5s NNE
6pm	1 ft choppy	N 13mph	1.9ft 4s NNE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft clean	NE 4mph	1.1ft 4s NNE
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	ENE 11mph	0.6ft 4s NNE
6pm	flat choppy	ENE 16mph	0.4ft 4s NNE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat choppy	ENE 7mph	0ft 0s S
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	ENE 12mph	1.5ft 3s ENE
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	NNE 15mph	1.4ft 4s NE

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated May 26, 2026 @ 2:38am.

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