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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    75° ESE @ 7mph
  • BUOY 45174
    NNE1ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    73° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
FRI 22
SAT 23
SUN 24
MON 25
TUE 26
7pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 0-1 ft and fair at 7pm on Thu 8/21
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NNE 8 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NNE (22) 0.9 ft @ 4 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Friday, Aug 22
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    WNW
    3mph
    0.6ft
    3s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    SE
    3mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    SSE
    2mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    NNE
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  • Saturday, Aug 23
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    WSW
    9mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    W
    8mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    13mph
    1ft
    3s
    NNW
  • Sunday, Aug 24
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    NW
    11mph
    1.6ft
    5s
    N
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    10mph
    1.6ft
    5s
    N
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    NW
    16mph
    2.2ft
    5s
    N
  • Monday, Aug 25
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    fair
    W
    12mph
    2.3ft
    6s
    N
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    10mph
    2.3ft
    5s
    NNE
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    15mph
    2.4ft
    6s
    NNE
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  • Tuesday, Aug 26
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    W
    10mph
    1.4ft
    5s
    N
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    N
    7mph
    1.5ft
    4s
    NNE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    NW
    5mph
    1.1ft
    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 Aug 22, 2025 @ 8:38am.
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