The surf forecast is flat right now for Gilson Beach, IL

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    79° NNW @ 9 → 13mph
  • BUOY 45174
    NW1ft @ 2s
  • WATER TEMP
    73° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 26
THU 27
FRI 28
SAT 29
SUN 30
5pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are flat and choppy at 5pm on Wed 8/26
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDW 14 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYWNW (283) 0.2 ft @ 2 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY
No Tide Data

Forecast Details

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Detail
Forecast
History
  • Wednesday, Aug 26
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SW
    10mph
    0.5ft
    3s
    SE
    12pm
    flat
    choppy
    W
    11mph
    0.3ft
    3s
    SSE
    6pm
    flat
    choppy
    WNW
    14mph
    0.4ft
    2s
    WNW
  • Thursday, Aug 27
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    choppy
    NW
    8mph
    0.4ft
    3s
    N
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    fair
    NNE
    8mph
    0.8ft
    3s
    NNE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    choppy
    ENE
    6mph
    0.8ft
    4s
    NNE
  • Friday, Aug 28
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    fair
    NE
    3mph
    0.6ft
    4s
    NNE
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    SW
    5mph
    0.6ft
    4s
    NNE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    SE
    4mph
    0.5ft
    4s
    NNE
  • Saturday, Aug 29
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    7mph
    0.2ft
    4s
    NNE
    12pm
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    8mph
    0.2ft
    3s
    SSE
    6pm
    flat
    clean
    S
    9mph
    0.5ft
    3s
    SE
  • Sunday, Aug 30
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    flat
    clean
    SSW
    11mph
    0.6ft
    3s
    SSE
    12pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    SSW
    17mph
    1.6ft
    3s
    SSE
    6pm
    0-1 ft
    clean
    SSW
    16mph
    1.7ft
    4s
    S
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This forecast is for North-North-East facing beaches, and was updated Aug 26, 2026 @ 2:52pm.
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