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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    73° NW @ 13 → 14mph
  • BUOY 45174
    W1ft @ 2s
  • WATER TEMP
    71° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 8
SUN 9
MON 10
TUE 11
WED 12
9am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and choppy at 9am on Sat 8/8
Compass Map
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Wind Arrow
WINDWNW 9 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
  • Saturday, Aug 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SW
    10mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    N
    7mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    N
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    E
    2mph
    0.5ft
    4s
    N
  • Sunday, Aug 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    S
    8mph
    0.3ft
    4s
    N
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    E
    4mph
    0.2ft
    4s
    N
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    S
    7mph
    0.4ft
    2s
    ESE
  • Monday, Aug 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SW
    8mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    ESE
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    NNW
    1mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    NNE
    6mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Tuesday, Aug 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SSE
    4mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    W
    4mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    N
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    WNW
    6mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    NNE
  • Wednesday, Aug 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    fair
    NNE
    7mph
    1ft
    4s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    ENE
    4mph
    0.6ft
    3s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    ENE
    4mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    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 8, 2026 @ 8:46am.
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