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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    72° SE @ 8 → 9mph
  • BUOY 45174
    E1.6ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    72° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
MON 7
TUE 8
WED 9
THU 10
FRI 11
11am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and fair at 11am on Mon 9/7
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDESE 7 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYENE (60) 0.7 ft @ 3 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYESE (118) 0.2 ft @ 2 sec
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Monday, Sep 7
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    ESE
    9mph
    1ft
    3s
    ENE
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    ESE
    8mph
    0.6ft
    3s
    ENE
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    E
    10mph
    0ft
    2s
    NE
  • Tuesday, Sep 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    S
    7mph
    0.9ft
    3s
    SE
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    SE
    7mph
    0.5ft
    3s
    ESE
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    SE
    11mph
    0.3ft
    2s
    ESE
  • Wednesday, Sep 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    3mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    W
    13mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    W
    4mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Thursday, Sep 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    WNW
    6mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    NNE
    9mph
    0.2ft
    2s
    NNE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    NE
    10mph
    1.3ft
    4s
    NNE
  • Friday, Sep 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    fair
    SE
    6mph
    0.7ft
    4s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    SE
    8mph
    0.4ft
    4s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    SE
    9mph
    0.3ft
    4s
    NNE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated Sep 7, 2026 @ 8:43am.
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