The surf forecast is flat right now for Illinois Beach, IL
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station 45186 - Waukegan Buoy, IL48° NNW @ 11 → 13mph - BUOY 45186 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 45186NNE
1ft @ 3s - WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station 4518647° 5/3, Boots/Gloves(5)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
WED 6
THU 7
FRI 8
SAT 9
7am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 0-1 ft and clean at 7am on Tue 5/5
No Tide Data
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Wednesday, May 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanNW
6mph0.2ft4sN12pm flatcleanWNW 10mph0.4ft3sNNE6pm flatcleanWNW 12mph0.3ft3sNNE - Thursday, May 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanWSW 6mph0.2ft3sNNE12pm flatcleanSW 11mph0ft0sS6pm flatcleanW 8mph0ft0sS - Friday, May 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanSSW 5mph0ft0sS12pm flatfairSW 10mph0ft0sS6pm flatcleanWSW 4mph0ft0sS - Saturday, May 9
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanW 6mph0ft0sS12pm flatfairSW 11mph0ft0sS6pm flatfairSSW 12mph0.2ft2sSSW - Best Surf Trip
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- Sunday, May 10
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatchoppyNNE 16mph0.5ft2sNNE12pm 1 ftchoppyNNE 11mph1.6ft4sNNE6pm 0-1 ftchoppyNNE 6mph1.1ft4sNNE
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This forecast is for East facing beaches, and was updated May 5, 2026 @ 8:43pm.
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