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

WEATHER - LIVE
73° N @ 14 → 15mph
BUOY 45174
N1.3ft @ 3s
WATER TEMP
72° Spring Suit

Forecast

SAT 5

SUN 6

MON 7

TUE 8

WED 9

8am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are flat and choppy at 8am on Sat 9/5

WINDNNE 9 mph

PRIMARYS (180) 0 ft @ 0 sec

SECONDARY

No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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Detail

Forecast

History

Saturday, Sep 5
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
fair

NNE

6mph
0ft
0s
S
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

NNE

8mph
0.8ft
3s
NE
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

NNE

13mph
1.3ft
3s
NNE

Sunday, Sep 6
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
choppy

E

10mph
1.1ft
3s
ENE
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

E

11mph
0.9ft
3s
ENE
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

NE

12mph
0.8ft
4s
NNE

Monday, Sep 7
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
fair

SE

9mph
0.5ft
3s
NNE
12pm
flat
choppy

E

10mph
0.8ft
3s
E
6pm
flat
choppy

ENE

10mph
0.2ft
2s
ENE

Tuesday, Sep 8
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SSE

9mph
1ft
3s
SE
12pm
flat
clean

SSE

7mph
0.5ft
3s
SE
6pm
flat
fair

SE

9mph
0.7ft
3s
SE

Wednesday, Sep 9
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

WSW

10mph
0.5ft
3s
SSE
12pm
flat
fair

W

10mph
0ft
3s
SSE
6pm
flat
choppy

NNW

7mph
0ft
0s
S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat fair	NNE 6mph	0ft 0s S
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	NNE 8mph	0.8ft 3s NE
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	NNE 13mph	1.3ft 3s NNE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft choppy	E 10mph	1.1ft 3s ENE
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	E 11mph	0.9ft 3s ENE
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	NE 12mph	0.8ft 4s NNE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat fair	SE 9mph	0.5ft 3s NNE
12pm	flat choppy	E 10mph	0.8ft 3s E
6pm	flat choppy	ENE 10mph	0.2ft 2s ENE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SSE 9mph	1ft 3s SE
12pm	flat clean	SSE 7mph	0.5ft 3s SE
6pm	flat fair	SE 9mph	0.7ft 3s SE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	WSW 10mph	0.5ft 3s SSE
12pm	flat fair	W 10mph	0ft 3s SSE
6pm	flat choppy	NNW 7mph	0ft 0s S

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated Sep 5, 2026 @ 2:34am.

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