The surf forecast is 0-1 ft and clean right now for Gilson Beach, IL
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Nearby Wind Station CHII2 - Harrison-Dever Crib, Chicago, IL63° SSW @ 32 → 37mph - BUOY 45186 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 45186NE
1ft @ 3s - WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station 4517436° 5/4+, Boots/Gloves(5+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
THU 9
FRI 10
SAT 11
SUN 12
7am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and fair at 7am on Wed 4/8
No Tide Data
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Apr 9
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanWSW
11mph1.3ft4sS12pm flatcleanW 5mph0.3ft3sS6pm flatcleanESE 3mph0ft3sSSE - Friday, Apr 10
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftchoppyN 8mph0.8ft2sNNE12pm flatchoppyN 13mph0.7ft3sENE6pm 0-1 ftfairNE 4mph0.8ft3sNE - Saturday, Apr 11
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftfairE 5mph0.7ft4sNNE12pm 0-1 ftfairESE 8mph1ft3sENE6pm flatchoppyE 9mph0.5ft3sENE - Sunday, Apr 12
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanS 16mph1.7ft4sSSE12pm flatcleanSSW 20mph1.9ft4sS6pm flatcleanSSW 20mph2.1ft4sS - Best Surf Trip
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- Monday, Apr 13
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanSW 14mph1.4ft3sSSW12pm flatcleanSW 10mph0.4ft4sSSE6pm flatcleanSSW 15mph1.2ft3sS
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This forecast is for North-North-East facing beaches, and was updated Apr 8, 2026 @ 8:43pm.
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