The surf forecast is flat right now for Lake Forest, IL
- WEATHER FORECASTNo active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.65° SSE @ 4mph
- BUOY 45186Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 451861ft @ 3s
- WATER TEMPWater temperature from nearby buoy station 4518661° 3/2 Wetsuit
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
WED 18
THU 19
FRI 20
SAT 21
SUN 22
1pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are flat and clean at 1pm on Tue 6/17

No Tide Data
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Wednesday, Jun 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatfairESE4mph0ft0sS12pm flatcleanENE4mph0ft0sS6pm flatfairNW4mph0.2ft2sNNE - Best Board for Wednesday
- Thursday, Jun 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftfairNW6mph0.8ft4sNNE12pm 0-1 ftcleanSSW3mph0.7ft4sNNE6pm flatcleanSW4mph0.3ft3sNNE - Friday, Jun 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanSW5mph0ft0sS12pm flatchoppySSE13mph0ft0sS6pm 0-1 ftfairSSW11mph0.9ft3sSE - Saturday, Jun 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftfairSSW16mph1.3ft4sSSE12pm flatfairSSW19mph1.7ft4sS6pm flatfairSW18mph1.7ft3sSSW - Best Surf Trip
- Sunday, Jun 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanSW14mph1.3ft3sSSW12pm flatcleanSW16mph1.3ft3sSSW6pm flatcleanSW15mph1.2ft3sSSW
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This forecast is for East-North-East facing beaches, and was updated Jun 18, 2025 @ 3:20am.
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