The surf forecast is flat right now for Lake Forest, IL
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station 45186 - Waukegan Buoy, IL74° SSE @ 18 → 22mph - BUOY 45186 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 451862.6ft @ 3s
- WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station 4518675° Trunks/Bikini
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
TUE 12
WED 13
THU 14
FRI 15
SAT 16
1am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are flat and fair at 1am on Tue 8/12
No Tide Data
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Tuesday, Aug 12
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanSSW
6mph0ft0sS
12pm flatchoppySE 7mph0ft0sS6pm flatcleanWSW 9mph0ft0sS - Best Board for Tuesday
- Wednesday, Aug 13
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatfairNW 8mph0ft0sS12pm flatchoppyNNE 8mph0.4ft3sNNE6pm 0-1 ftchoppyNNE 8mph0.8ft3sNNE - Thursday, Aug 14
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftchoppyNNE 10mph1.2ft4sNE12pm 1 ftchoppyNNE 10mph1.5ft5sNNE6pm 0-1 ftchoppyNNE 9mph1.2ft5sNNE - Friday, Aug 15
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanS 3mph0.9ft4sNNE12pm flatfairSSE 6mph0.5ft3sNNE6pm flatfairSSE 5mph0.3ft3sNNE - Best Surf Trip
This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
- Saturday, Aug 16
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanSSW 7mph0ft0sS12pm flatchoppySE 13mph0ft0sS6pm flatcleanSSW 4mph0ft0sS
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This forecast is for East-North-East facing beaches, and was updated Aug 12, 2025 @ 2:48pm.
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