The surf forecast is flat right now for Lake Forest, IL
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station CHII2 - Harrison-Dever Crib, Chicago, IL69° SE @ 3mph
- BUOY FORECASTNo active nearby Buoys. Using current forecast data.NNE
0.2ft @ 3s
- WATER TEMPWater temperature from nearby buoy station 4518641° 5/4+, Boots/Gloves(5+)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
TUE 6
WED 7
THU 8
FRI 9
SAT 10
1am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are flat and fair at 1am on Tue 5/6

No Tide Data
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Tuesday, May 6
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanWNW8mph0.4ft4sNNE12pm flatcleanWNW4mph0.4ft4sNNE6pm flatcleanWNW3mph0.3ft3sNNE - Best Board for Tuesday
- Wednesday, May 7
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatcleanNW4mph0.2ft3sNNE12pm 0-1 ftchoppyNNE16mph1.3ft3sNNE6pm 1-2 ftchoppyN18mph2.7ft5sNNE - Thursday, May 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftchoppyNE15mph2.7ft6sNNE12pm 1+ ftchoppyNNE15mph2.4ft5sNE6pm 1+ ftchoppyNNE16mph2.5ft4sNNE - Friday, May 9
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1 ftfairNE6mph1.4ft5sNNE12pm 0-1 ftchoppyENE10mph0.9ft5sNNE6pm flatfairE7mph0.5ft4sNNE - Saturday, May 10
SURF WIND SWELL 6am flatfairSE6mph0ft0sS12pm flatchoppyESE10mph0ft0sS6pm flatchoppyESE16mph0ft0sS
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This forecast is for East-North-East facing beaches, and was updated May 6, 2025 @ 3:30pm.
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