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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    44° W @ 54 → 66mph
  • BUOY FORECAST
    W1.7ft @ 3s
  • WATER TEMP
    36° 5/4+, Boots/Gloves(5+)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SUN 23
MON 24
TUE 25
WED 26
THU 27
1am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and fair at 1am on Sun 3/23
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND SE 9 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NNE (16) 1.5 ft @ 6 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY ESE (106) 0.2 ft @ 2 sec
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Sunday, Mar 23
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    SE
    14mph
    1ft
    5s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    SSE
    17mph
    0.4ft
    5s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    16mph
    2.1ft
    4s
    SSE
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  • Monday, Mar 24
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    W
    20mph
    2.2ft
    4s
    WNW
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    20mph
    0.7ft
    5s
    N
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    13mph
    1.5ft
    5s
    N
  • Tuesday, Mar 25
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    fair
    WNW
    6mph
    1.4ft
    5s
    N
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    NNW
    6mph
    1.6ft
    5s
    NNE
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    ENE
    6mph
    1.5ft
    5s
    NNE
  • Wednesday, Mar 26
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    clean
    SW
    1mph
    0.9ft
    5s
    NNE
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    N
    0mph
    0.6ft
    4s
    N
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    ESE
    4mph
    0.4ft
    4s
    N
  • Thursday, Mar 27
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    W
    6mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    N
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    WNW
    2mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    ESE
    9mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated Mar 23, 2025 @ 3:20pm.
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