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

WEATHER FORECAST
77° SE @ 8mph
BUOY 45174
ESE1.3ft @ 4s
WATER TEMP
72° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

TUE 8

WED 9

THU 10

FRI 11

SAT 12

12pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are flat and fair at 12pm on Tue 9/8

WINDSE 8 mph

PRIMARYSE (125) 0.5 ft @ 3 sec

SECONDARY

No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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Detail

Forecast

History

Tuesday, Sep 8
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SSE

11mph
1ft
3s
SE
12pm
flat
fair

SE

8mph
0.5ft
3s
SE
6pm
flat
fair

SSE

11mph
0.2ft
2s
E

Wednesday, Sep 9
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

W

4mph
0.2ft
2s
N
12pm
flat
clean

SW

11mph
0ft
2s
N
6pm
flat
clean

WSW

7mph
0ft
0s
S

Thursday, Sep 10
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
choppy

NNW

8mph
0ft
0s
S
12pm
0-1 ft
choppy

NNE

9mph
1.3ft
3s
NNE
6pm
0-1 ft
choppy

NE

8mph
1.4ft
4s
NNE

Friday, Sep 11
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
0-1 ft
fair

ESE

4mph
0.8ft
4s
NNE
12pm
flat
choppy

ESE

9mph
0.5ft
3s
NNE
6pm
flat
fair

SE

9mph
0.2ft
3s
NNE

Saturday, Sep 12
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
flat
clean

SSW

9mph
0.8ft
3s
SE
12pm
flat
clean

SSW

7mph
0.3ft
3s
SE
6pm
flat
fair

NNW

4mph
0ft
0s
S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SSE 11mph	1ft 3s SE
12pm	flat fair	SE 8mph	0.5ft 3s SE
6pm	flat fair	SSE 11mph	0.2ft 2s E

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	W 4mph	0.2ft 2s N
12pm	flat clean	SW 11mph	0ft 2s N
6pm	flat clean	WSW 7mph	0ft 0s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat choppy	NNW 8mph	0ft 0s S
12pm	0-1 ft choppy	NNE 9mph	1.3ft 3s NNE
6pm	0-1 ft choppy	NE 8mph	1.4ft 4s NNE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	0-1 ft fair	ESE 4mph	0.8ft 4s NNE
12pm	flat choppy	ESE 9mph	0.5ft 3s NNE
6pm	flat fair	SE 9mph	0.2ft 3s NNE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	flat clean	SSW 9mph	0.8ft 3s SE
12pm	flat clean	SSW 7mph	0.3ft 3s SE
6pm	flat fair	NNW 4mph	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 8, 2026 @ 8:34am.

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