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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    73° S @ 15mph
  • BUOY 45174
    SE1ft @ 2s
  • WATER TEMP
    48° 5/3, Boots/Gloves(5)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 26
WED 27
THU 28
FRI 29
12am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and clean at 12am on Tue 5/26
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDSSE 6 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSE (142) 0.3 ft @ 2 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Tuesday, May 26
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SE
    2mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    ESE
    6mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    SE
    6mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Wednesday, May 27
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    WSW
    5mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    NE
    8mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    NNE
    13mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Thursday, May 28
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    choppy
    N
    15mph
    2.4ft
    4s
    NNE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    NNE
    12mph
    1.8ft
    5s
    NNE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    NNE
    14mph
    1.5ft
    4s
    NNE
  • Friday, May 29
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    fair
    NNE
    6mph
    0.9ft
    4s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    ENE
    13mph
    0.5ft
    4s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    ENE
    16mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    NNE
  • Saturday, May 30
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    E
    11mph
    0.9ft
    2s
    E
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    ENE
    11mph
    1.3ft
    4s
    ENE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    NNE
    14mph
    1.4ft
    3s
    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 25, 2026 @ 8:38pm.
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