The surf forecast is 1 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Lake Forest, IL
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.27° N @ 3mph - BUOY FORECAST No active nearby Buoys. Using current forecast data.NNE
1.3ft @ 5s - WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station 4518643° 5/4+, Boots/Gloves(5+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
THU 11
FRI 12
SAT 13
SUN 14
MON 15
12am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 2-3 ft and choppy at 12am on Thu 12/11
No Tide Data
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Dec 11
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftchoppyNW
9mph2.4ft6sNNE12pm 1+ ftfairNW 7mph1.9ft6sNNE6pm 1 ftcleanNNW 3mph1.4ft5sNNE - Best Board for Thursday
- Friday, Dec 12
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftfairNW 6mph0.7ft4sNNE12pm flatcleanW 6mph0.4ft4sNNE6pm flatcleanW 13mph0.2ft4sNNE - Saturday, Dec 13
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftfairWNW 14mph1.5ft5sN12pm 1+ ftfairWNW 14mph2ft6sNNE6pm 1 ftfairWNW 15mph2ft6sN - Sunday, Dec 14
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftchoppyNW 17mph2.7ft6sN12pm 2 ftfairWNW 16mph2.6ft6sNNE6pm 2 ftcleanW 16mph2.4ft6sNNE - Best Surf Trip
This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
- Monday, Dec 15
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 0-1 ftcleanSW 15mph1.1ft5sNNE12pm flatcleanSW 15mph0.6ft5sNNE6pm flatcleanWSW 20mph0.5ft4sSSE
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This forecast is for East-North-East facing beaches, and was updated Dec 11, 2025 @ 1:55pm.
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