The surf forecast is flat right now for Lake Forest, IL
- WEATHER FORECASTNo active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.71° ESE @ 1mph
- BUOY 45186Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 451861ft @ 3s
- WATER TEMPWater temperature from nearby buoy station 4518671° Long Arm Spring
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
THU 18
FRI 19
SAT 20
SUN 21
MON 22
1pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are flat and fair at 1pm on Wed 9/17

No Tide Data
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Sep 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanSW2mph0ft0sS12pm flatcleanE4mph0ft0sS6pm flatfairENE7mph0ft0sS - Best Board for Thursday
- Friday, Sep 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatchoppyNE7mph0.7ft3sNE12pm 0-1 ftfairE8mph1.1ft4sNNE6pm 0-1 ftfairENE9mph0.9ft4sNE - Saturday, Sep 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftfairSSW9mph1.8ft5sENE12pm 0-1 ftchoppySE9mph1.4ft4sE6pm 0-1 ftcleanE3mph0.6ft5sNNE - Sunday, Sep 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftfairSSE7mph1ft3sESE12pm 0-1 ftcleanSW7mph0.9ft3sSE6pm flatcleanSSW10mph0.4ft3sSE - Best Surf Trip
- Monday, Sep 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatfairSSW11mph0.6ft3sSE12pm 0-1 ftcleanSW11mph0.7ft3sSE6pm 0-1 ftcleanSW6mph0.7ft3sSE
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This forecast is for East-North-East facing beaches, and was updated Sep 18, 2025 @ 2:41am.
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