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

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    74° S @ 25 → 28mph
  • BUOY 45174
    E3.9ft @ 5s
  • WATER TEMP
    72° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
MON 27
TUE 28
WED 29
THU 30
FRI 31
7pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and clean at 7pm on Mon 7/27
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDWSW 16 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYWSW (250) 1.3 ft @ 3 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Monday, Jul 27
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    8mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    11mph
    0.2ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    WSW
    17mph
    1.3ft
    3s
    WSW
  • Tuesday, Jul 28
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    choppy
    N
    15mph
    3.3ft
    5s
    NNE
    12pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    N
    16mph
    3.6ft
    6s
    NNE
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    N
    17mph
    4ft
    6s
    NNE
  • Wednesday, Jul 29
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    choppy
    N
    10mph
    1.9ft
    5s
    NNE
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    NNE
    10mph
    1.1ft
    4s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    NNE
    4mph
    0.6ft
    4s
    NNE
  • Thursday, Jul 30
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SW
    4mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    SW
    3mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    W
    7mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
  • Friday, Jul 31
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    WNW
    5mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    ENE
    10mph
    0ft
    0s
    S
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    ENE
    11mph
    1.4ft
    4s
    NE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated Jul 27, 2026 @ 2:58pm.
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