The surf forecast is 1 ft and clean right now for Lake Forest, IL
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station CHII2 - Harrison-Dever Crib, Chicago, IL7° SSW @ 21 → 25mph - BUOY FORECAST No active nearby Buoys. Using current forecast data.NNE
1.3ft @ 6s - WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station 4518642° 5/4+, Boots/Gloves(5+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
MON 15
TUE 16
WED 17
THU 18
6am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 2 ft and fair at 6am on Sun 12/14
No Tide Data
Forecast Details
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Detail
- Sunday, Dec 14
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftfairWNW
14mph3ft6sNNE12pm 2 ftcleanW 13mph2.7ft6sNNE6pm 1+ ftcleanWSW 14mph2ft6sNNE - Best Board for Sunday
- Monday, Dec 15
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftfairSSW 18mph0.8ft5sNNE12pm flatcleanSW 16mph1.3ft4sSSE6pm flatcleanSW 9mph0.5ft2sSW - Tuesday, Dec 16
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatfairSSW 9mph0ft0sS12pm flatcleanSW 13mph0.7ft3sSSE6pm flatfairSW 18mph1.5ft4sSSE - Wednesday, Dec 17
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatfairWNW 16mph1.4ft3sWNW12pm flatcleanWNW 8mph0.9ft4sN6pm 0-1 ftfairSSE 7mph0.9ft5sN - Best Surf Trip
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- Thursday, Dec 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftchoppyS 19mph3.1ft5sSSE12pm 1 ftcleanW 19mph2ft5sSE6pm flatcleanW 16mph0.3ft4sSSE
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This forecast is for East-North-East facing beaches, and was updated Dec 14, 2025 @ 7:50pm.
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