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

WEATHER - LIVE
62° N @ 8 → 11mph
BUOY 45174
NE1.3ft @ 3s
WATER TEMP
60° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

FRI 26

SAT 27

SUN 28

MON 29

TUE 30

6pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are flat and choppy at 6pm on Fri 6/26

WINDNNE 10 mph

PRIMARYNE (38) 0.4 ft @ 3 sec

SECONDARY

No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Friday, Jun 26
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
fair

NNE

8mph
0ft
0s
S
12pm
flat
fair

NE

9mph
0.4ft
3s
NE
6pm
flat
choppy

NNE

10mph
0.4ft
3s
NE

Saturday, Jun 27
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
choppy

ENE

9mph
0.8ft
2s
NE
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

NE

9mph
0.8ft
3s
NE
6pm
flat
choppy

NE

8mph
0.6ft
3s
NE

Sunday, Jun 28
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
choppy

ESE

9mph
0.2ft
2s
ESE
12pm
flat
choppy

E

9mph
0.4ft
2s
ESE
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

SE

9mph
0.9ft
3s
E

Monday, Jun 29
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SSE

10mph
0.6ft
3s
ESE
12pm
flat
clean

S

11mph
0.5ft
2s
SE
6pm
flat
clean

SSW

13mph
0.8ft
2s
S

Tuesday, Jun 30
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SW

9mph
0.3ft
3s
SSE
12pm
flat
clean

SW

12mph
0.2ft
3s
SE
6pm
flat
clean

SW

13mph
0ft
0s
S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat fair	NNE 8mph	0ft 0s S
12pm	flat fair	NE 9mph	0.4ft 3s NE
6pm	flat choppy	NNE 10mph	0.4ft 3s NE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft choppy	ENE 9mph	0.8ft 2s NE
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	NE 9mph	0.8ft 3s NE
6pm	flat choppy	NE 8mph	0.6ft 3s NE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat choppy	ESE 9mph	0.2ft 2s ESE
12pm	flat choppy	E 9mph	0.4ft 2s ESE
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	SE 9mph	0.9ft 3s E

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SSE 10mph	0.6ft 3s ESE
12pm	flat clean	S 11mph	0.5ft 2s SE
6pm	flat clean	SSW 13mph	0.8ft 2s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SW 9mph	0.3ft 3s SSE
12pm	flat clean	SW 12mph	0.2ft 3s SE
6pm	flat clean	SW 13mph	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 Jun 26, 2026 @ 2:50pm.

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