The surf forecast is 1 ft and slightly bumpy right now for Lake Forest, IL
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.60° NE @ 11mph - BUOY 45186 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 451861.6ft @ 5s
- WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station 4518666° 3/2 Wetsuit
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
WED 8
THU 9
FRI 10
SAT 11
SUN 12
1am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 0-1 ft and clean at 1am on Wed 10/8
No Tide Data
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Wednesday, Oct 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftchoppyN
13mph2.1ft5sNNE
12pm 1 ftchoppyNNE 13mph1.9ft5sNNE6pm 0-1 ftchoppyNE 9mph1.4ft5sNE - Best Board for Wednesday
- Thursday, Oct 9
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftchoppySSE 8mph0.9ft4sNNE12pm 0-1 ftchoppySE 11mph0.8ft4sNNE6pm flatchoppyESE 9mph0.6ft3sESE - Friday, Oct 10
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftfairSSW 10mph0.9ft3sSE12pm 0-1 ftfairSSW 13mph1ft4sSSE6pm flatcleanSW 13mph0.5ft3sSSE - Saturday, Oct 11
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanWNW 9mph0.9ft4sNNE12pm 1 ftfairNW 6mph1.6ft5sNNE6pm 1-2 ftchoppyN 7mph2.3ft6sNNE - Best Surf Trip
This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
- Sunday, Oct 12
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftfairNNW 7mph1.3ft5sNNE12pm 0-1 ftcleanENE 3mph1ft5sNNE6pm 0-1 ftfairE 6mph0.8ft5sNNE
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This forecast is for East-North-East facing beaches, and was updated Oct 8, 2025 @ 2:42pm.
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