The surf forecast is 1 ft and slightly choppy right now for Chicago, North Side, IL

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    27° W @ 15 → 18mph
  • BUOY FORECAST
    N1.5ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    36° 5/4+, Boots/Gloves(5+)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 21
SUN 22
MON 23
TUE 24
WED 25
12pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and choppy at 12pm on Fri 2/20
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND W 24 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY N (7) 0.4 ft @ 5 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY W (276) 2.3 ft @ 4 sec
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Saturday, Feb 21
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    11mph
    1.5ft
    5s
    N
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    W
    8mph
    1.6ft
    6s
    N
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    11mph
    1.4ft
    5s
    N
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  • Sunday, Feb 22
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    choppy
    NW
    17mph
    3ft
    5s
    N
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    NW
    16mph
    3.6ft
    6s
    N
    6pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    18mph
    4.6ft
    7s
    N
  • Monday, Feb 23
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    NW
    19mph
    6ft
    8s
    NNE
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    NNW
    20mph
    5.8ft
    8s
    NNE
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    NNW
    11mph
    4.3ft
    8s
    NNE
  • Tuesday, Feb 24
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    clean
    SSW
    11mph
    1.8ft
    6s
    NNE
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    SSW
    19mph
    1.1ft
    5s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    SW
    16mph
    0.4ft
    5s
    NNE
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  • Wednesday, Feb 25
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    14mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    SSE
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    18mph
    2ft
    4s
    NNW
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    15mph
    2.7ft
    5s
    N
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated Feb 21, 2026 @ 1:46am.
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