The surf forecast is 1-2 ft and choppy right now for Chicago, North Side, IL

WEATHER - LIVE
64° ENE @ 24 → 29mph
BUOY 45174
NNE4.3ft @ 6s
WATER TEMP
65° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

TUE 22

WED 23

THU 24

FRI 25

SAT 26

8pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 1-2 ft and choppy at 8pm on Tue 9/22

WINDENE 17 mph

PRIMARYNE (44) 2.9 ft @ 5 sec

SECONDARY

No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic

Detail

Forecast

History

Tuesday, Sep 22
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2 ft
choppy

ENE

14mph
3ft
5s
NE
12pm
2 ft
choppy

ENE

17mph
3.3ft
5s
NE
6pm
1-2 ft
choppy

ENE

15mph
3ft
5s
NE

Wednesday, Sep 23
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2 ft
choppy

ENE

19mph
3.1ft
5s
NE
12pm
1-2 ft
choppy

ENE

18mph
3ft
5s
NE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

ENE

15mph
2.2ft
5s
NE

Thursday, Sep 24
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
choppy

E

16mph
1.8ft
4s
ENE
12pm
1 ft
choppy

E

15mph
1.7ft
4s
ENE
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

NE

9mph
0.8ft
4s
ENE

Friday, Sep 25
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
choppy

ESE

10mph
0.8ft
3s
E
12pm
flat
fair

ESE

7mph
0.7ft
3s
E
6pm
flat
fair

ENE

6mph
0.3ft
2s
ENE

Saturday, Sep 26
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
fair

SE

7mph
0ft
0s
S
12pm
flat
choppy

SE

9mph
0.3ft
2s
SE
6pm
flat
choppy

E

8mph
0ft
0s
S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2 ft choppy	ENE 14mph	3ft 5s NE
12pm	2 ft choppy	ENE 17mph	3.3ft 5s NE
6pm	1-2 ft choppy	ENE 15mph	3ft 5s NE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2 ft choppy	ENE 19mph	3.1ft 5s NE
12pm	1-2 ft choppy	ENE 18mph	3ft 5s NE
6pm	1 ft choppy	ENE 15mph	2.2ft 5s NE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft choppy	E 16mph	1.8ft 4s ENE
12pm	1 ft choppy	E 15mph	1.7ft 4s ENE
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	NE 9mph	0.8ft 4s ENE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat choppy	ESE 10mph	0.8ft 3s E
12pm	flat fair	ESE 7mph	0.7ft 3s E
6pm	flat fair	ENE 6mph	0.3ft 2s ENE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat fair	SE 7mph	0ft 0s S
12pm	flat choppy	SE 9mph	0.3ft 2s SE
6pm	flat choppy	E 8mph	0ft 0s S

Check 16-days forecast with
Surf Captain Pro

Upgrade to Pro

This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated Sep 22, 2026 @ 2:54pm.

Read more about the Surf Captain forecasts.

Forecast Services

Surf Captain Mobile

Surf Captain Widgets

Add Surf Captain Widgets to your website. Choose from two different widget types to provide the 3 day surf forecast or current conditions on your site.

View Service

Surf Etiquette Guide

We created the Surf Captain Surf Etiquette guide to hand out to surf schools and surf shops to help educate the new wave of beginner surfers. Free for those willing to help educate.

View Service

Cross Promotional Tide Charts

The Surf Captain cross promotional tide charts offer you and your business and easy and inexpensive way to market your brand. The tide charts are 3 months front, and 3 months back, with your logo and business info on the top of each side.

View Service

Surf Captain Mini Handbook

The Surf Captain Mini Handbooks - A Simple Guide to Surf Forecasting. The Mini Handbook is a trifold brochure providing the basic understandings of ocean wave science and surf forecasting.

View Service