The surf forecast is 1+ ft and fairly clean right now for Lake Forest, IL
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station CHII2 - Harrison-Dever Crib, Chicago, IL22° WNW @ 7 → 8mph - BUOY FORECAST No active nearby Buoys. Using current forecast data.NNE
1.8ft @ 6s - WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station 4518645° 5/3, Boots/Gloves(5)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
THU 4
FRI 5
SAT 6
SUN 7
MON 8
12am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 1+ ft and choppy at 12am on Thu 12/4
No Tide Data
Forecast Details
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Detail
- Thursday, Dec 4
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftfairNW
11mph2.9ft6sNNE12pm 2 ftcleanWNW 4mph2.5ft6sNNE6pm 1+ ftcleanSSW 8mph1.9ft6sNNE - Best Board for Thursday
- Friday, Dec 5
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanSW 11mph0.6ft5sNNE12pm flatcleanSW 14mph0.7ft3sSSE6pm flatcleanSW 15mph1.1ft4sSSE - Saturday, Dec 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatfairNW 9mph0ft3sSSE12pm flatfairNW 9mph0.5ft4sN6pm 0-1 ftfairNNW 4mph0.9ft4sNNE - Sunday, Dec 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftchoppyNNW 9mph0.6ft4sNNE12pm 1 ftchoppyNNW 18mph2.3ft4sN6pm 2-3 ftchoppyNNW 19mph3.8ft6sNNE - Best Surf Trip
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- Monday, Dec 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftcleanW 14mph2.7ft6sNNE12pm 1+ ftfairSSW 12mph1.7ft6sNNE6pm 0-1 ftcleanSW 13mph1ft5sNNE
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This forecast is for East-North-East facing beaches, and was updated Dec 4, 2025 @ 1:43pm.
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