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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    75° ENE @ 6mph
  • BUOY 45174
    ENE1ft @ 3s
  • WATER TEMP
    72° Spring Suit

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 11
WED 12
THU 13
FRI 14
SAT 15
9am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and clean at 9am on Tue 8/11
Compass Map
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Wind Arrow
WINDS 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
  • Tuesday, Aug 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    ESE
    6mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    ENE
    2mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    5mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Wednesday, Aug 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SE
    5mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    SSE
    5mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    fair
    ENE
    6mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Thursday, Aug 13
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SE
    3mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    ENE
    4mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    NNW
    2mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Friday, Aug 14
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    NE
    13mph
    2.3ft
    4s
    NE
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    NE
    12mph
    2.3ft
    5s
    NE
    6pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    NE
    8mph
    1.4ft
    5s
    NNE
  • Saturday, Aug 15
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    0-1 ft
    fair
    SSE
    14mph
    1.1ft
    4s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    fair
    SE
    13mph
    0.8ft
    5s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    10mph
    0.2ft
    5s
    N
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated Aug 11, 2026 @ 8:38am.
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