The surf forecast is flat right now for Lake Forest, IL
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station 45186 - Waukegan Buoy, IL69° NNW @ 4 → 7mph - BUOY 45186 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 451861ft @ 3s
- WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station 4518670° Long Arm Spring
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
TUE 22
WED 23
THU 24
FRI 25
7am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and fair at 7am on Mon 7/21
No Tide Data
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Tuesday, Jul 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatchoppySSE
11mph0.2ft3sNNE
12pm 0-1 ftchoppySE 11mph1.1ft3sESE6pm 0-1 ftfairE 8mph1.1ft3sESE - Best Board for Tuesday
- Wednesday, Jul 23
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftchoppySSE 10mph1.1ft3sSE12pm 0-1 ftchoppySSE 14mph1.1ft4sSE6pm 0-1 ftcleanSW 11mph0.8ft3sSE - Thursday, Jul 24
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanSSW 11mph0.5ft3sSE12pm flatcleanWSW 13mph0.3ft3sSE6pm flatcleanWSW 11mph0.2ft3sSE - Friday, Jul 25
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanNNE 2mph0ft0sS12pm flatchoppyE 13mph0ft0sS6pm flatcleanENE 5mph0ft0sS - Best Surf Trip
This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
- Saturday, Jul 26
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanSW 4mph0ft0sS12pm flatcleanSW 7mph0ft0sS6pm flatcleanWSW 3mph0ft0sS
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This forecast is for East-North-East facing beaches, and was updated Jul 21, 2025 @ 9:21pm.
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