The surf forecast is 0-1 ft and light sideshore texture right now for Chicago, North Side, IL

WEATHER - LIVE
60° SE @ 14 → 15mph
BUOY 45174
ENE2.3ft @ 4s
WATER TEMP
63° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

SAT 3

SUN 4

MON 5

TUE 6

WED 7

10am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 0-1 ft and fair at 10am on Sat 10/3

WINDSE 9 mph

PRIMARYNNE (18) 1 ft @ 4 sec

SECONDARYE (87) 1 ft @ 3 sec

No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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History

Saturday, Oct 3
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
choppy

E

11mph
1.6ft
4s
NE
12pm
0-1 ft
fair

SE

8mph
0.8ft
4s
NNE
6pm
flat
fair

SE

13mph
0.4ft
4s
NNE

Sunday, Oct 4
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SW

10mph
0ft
0s
S
12pm
flat
fair

NW

8mph
0ft
0s
S
6pm
flat
fair

NNW

6mph
0ft
0s
S

Monday, Oct 5
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
choppy

NNW

10mph
0.8ft
3s
NNE
12pm
0-1 ft
fair

NW

6mph
0.8ft
4s
NNE
6pm
0-1 ft
fair

NE

6mph
0.8ft
4s
NNE

Tuesday, Oct 6
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

S

9mph
0.6ft
4s
NNE
12pm
flat
clean

SSW

12mph
0.4ft
4s
NNE
6pm
flat
clean

SSW

12mph
0.8ft
3s
SSE

Wednesday, Oct 7
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SW

11mph
0.4ft
3s
SSE
12pm
flat
clean

WSW

8mph
0ft
0s
S
6pm
flat
fair

WNW

7mph
0ft
0s
S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft choppy	E 11mph	1.6ft 4s NE
12pm	0-1 ft fair	SE 8mph	0.8ft 4s NNE
6pm	flat fair	SE 13mph	0.4ft 4s NNE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SW 10mph	0ft 0s S
12pm	flat fair	NW 8mph	0ft 0s S
6pm	flat fair	NNW 6mph	0ft 0s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft choppy	NNW 10mph	0.8ft 3s NNE
12pm	0-1 ft fair	NW 6mph	0.8ft 4s NNE
6pm	0-1 ft fair	NE 6mph	0.8ft 4s NNE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	S 9mph	0.6ft 4s NNE
12pm	flat clean	SSW 12mph	0.4ft 4s NNE
6pm	flat clean	SSW 12mph	0.8ft 3s SSE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SW 11mph	0.4ft 3s SSE
12pm	flat clean	WSW 8mph	0ft 0s S
6pm	flat fair	WNW 7mph	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 Oct 3, 2026 @ 8:45am.

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