The surf forecast is 1 ft and slightly choppy right now for Lake Forest, IL
- WEATHER FORECASTNo active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.51° N @ 10mph
- BUOY 45186Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 451862.3ft @ 5s
- WATER TEMPWater temperature from nearby buoy station 4518654° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
THU 30
FRI 31
SAT 1
SUN 2
MON 3
1am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1+ ft and choppy at 1am on Thu 10/30
No Tide Data
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Oct 30
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftchoppyN12mph2.3ft5sNE12pm 1 ftchoppyN11mph2.2ft5sNNE6pm 1 ftfairN6mph1.6ft4sNNE - Best Board for Thursday
- Friday, Oct 31
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftfairWNW11mph1ft4sNNE12pm 0-1 ftcleanWNW11mph0.9ft4sNNE6pm 0-1 ftcleanNW6mph0.9ft4sNNE - Saturday, Nov 1
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanWNW9mph0.8ft4sNNE12pm 0-1 ftcleanW6mph0.6ft4sNNE6pm flatcleanWNW8mph0.5ft4sNNE - Sunday, Nov 2
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanNW4mph0.5ft4sN12pm flatcleanSW4mph0.5ft4sN6pm flatcleanSW11mph0.4ft4sNNE - Best Surf Trip
- Monday, Nov 3
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanSW17mph1.1ft3sSSW12pm flatfairWNW18mph1.4ft3sW6pm flatfairWNW19mph1.9ft4sNNW
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This forecast is for East-North-East facing beaches, and was updated Oct 30, 2025 @ 2:44pm.
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