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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    78° NNE @ 7mph
  • BUOY 45174
    NNE1.3ft @ 3s
  • WATER TEMP
    74° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 16
FRI 17
SAT 18
SUN 19
MON 20
9am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and fair at 9am on Thu 7/16
Compass Map
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Wind Arrow
WINDNE 7 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYS (180) 0 ft @ 0 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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Detail
Forecast
History
  • Thursday, Jul 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    NNE
    7mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    NE
    6mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    NE
    9mph
    0.6ft
    3s
    NNE
  • Friday, Jul 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    3mph
    0.5ft
    3s
    NE
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    4mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    S
    3mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    NNE
  • Saturday, Jul 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SW
    11mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    WSW
    18mph
    1ft
    2s
    WSW
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    N
    13mph
    1.2ft
    3s
    N
  • Sunday, Jul 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    fair
    NNE
    8mph
    2.7ft
    5s
    NNE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    NE
    9mph
    1.9ft
    5s
    NNE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    ENE
    5mph
    1.1ft
    5s
    NNE
  • Monday, Jul 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    8mph
    0.4ft
    4s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    10mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    SW
    11mph
    0.6ft
    3s
    SSE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated Jul 16, 2026 @ 8:39am.
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