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

WEATHER - LIVE
69° SSW @ 15 → 16mph
BUOY 45174
SE1ft @ 3s
WATER TEMP
64° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

WED 30

THU 1

FRI 2

SAT 3

SUN 4

7am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are flat and clean at 7am on Wed 9/30

WINDSSW 9 mph

PRIMARYSE (138) 0.4 ft @ 3 sec

SECONDARY

No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Wednesday, Sep 30
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SSW

7mph
0.4ft
3s
SE
12pm
flat
clean

SSW

14mph
0.4ft
2s
SSE
6pm
flat
clean

SSW

13mph
1ft
3s
S

Thursday, Oct 1
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
fair

SE

8mph
0.3ft
2s
SE
12pm
flat
clean

SSW

8mph
0ft
0s
S
6pm
flat
clean

W

5mph
0ft
0s
S

Friday, Oct 2
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1+ ft
choppy

NNE

17mph
2.4ft
5s
NNE
12pm
1-2 ft
choppy

N

16mph
3ft
5s
NNE
6pm
2 ft
choppy

NNE

12mph
2.9ft
5s
NNE

Saturday, Oct 3
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1 ft
choppy

ESE

11mph
1.8ft
5s
NE
12pm
0-1 ft
fair

SE

8mph
0.8ft
4s
NNE
6pm
flat
fair

SE

8mph
0.4ft
4s
NNE

Sunday, Oct 4
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

W

7mph
0.2ft
4s
NNE
12pm
flat
choppy

N

12mph
0.4ft
2s
N
6pm
1+ ft
choppy

NNE

11mph
2.5ft
4s
NNE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SSW 7mph	0.4ft 3s SE
12pm	flat clean	SSW 14mph	0.4ft 2s SSE
6pm	flat clean	SSW 13mph	1ft 3s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat fair	SE 8mph	0.3ft 2s SE
12pm	flat clean	SSW 8mph	0ft 0s S
6pm	flat clean	W 5mph	0ft 0s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft choppy	NNE 17mph	2.4ft 5s NNE
12pm	1-2 ft choppy	N 16mph	3ft 5s NNE
6pm	2 ft choppy	NNE 12mph	2.9ft 5s NNE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1 ft choppy	ESE 11mph	1.8ft 5s NE
12pm	0-1 ft fair	SE 8mph	0.8ft 4s NNE
6pm	flat fair	SE 8mph	0.4ft 4s NNE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	W 7mph	0.2ft 4s NNE
12pm	flat choppy	N 12mph	0.4ft 2s N
6pm	1+ ft choppy	NNE 11mph	2.5ft 4s NNE

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from South-South-West to South-West, and was updated Sep 30, 2026 @ 3:53am.

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