Chicago Breaks Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Chicago Breaks in Lake Michigan is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has quite consistent surf. The surf tends to be optimum in the spring. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Short period wind swells are the rule and the ideal wave angle is from the north northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Chicago Breaks:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Whiting Gun Club	7 mi
Second closest break	Ogden Dune	30 mi
Third closest break	Zion	60 mi
Fourth closest break	Racine	76 mi
Fifth closest break	South Haven	79 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Chicago Breaks:
Closest wave buoy	Grand Traverse Bay Buoy	231 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lake St Clair Buoy	255 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Erie Buoy	267 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Southern Lake Huron Buoy	301 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Huron Buoy	313 mi
Tide stations nearest to Chicago Breaks:
Closest tide station	Chain Bridge, D.C.	584 mi
Second closest tide station	Chain Bridge, one mile below, D.C.	585 mi
Third closest tide station	Fredericksburg, Rappahannock River, Virginia	585 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Aquia Creek, Potomac River, Virginia	587 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Quantico, Potomac River, Virginia	587 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Chicago Breaks:
Closest ski area	Four Lakes (United States)	27 mi
Second closest ski area	Raging Buffalo Snowboard Ski Park (United States)	27 mi
Third closest ski area	Villa Olivia (United States)	30 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Wilmot Mountain (United States)	60 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Grand Geneva (United States)	73 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Chicago Breaks:
Closest city location	Whiting (United States)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Evergreen Park (United States)	8 mi
Third closest city location	Burnham (United States)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Calumet Park (United States)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Dolton (United States)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Chicago Breaks is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Chicago Breaks is Chicago Ohare International Airport (ORD), also in USA, 37 km (23 miles) away.
• Third is Du Page (West Chicago) Airport (DPA) in USA, 59 km (37 miles) away.
• Waukegan Rgnl (Chicago) Airport (UGN) in USA is 77 km (48 miles) away.
• Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Chicago Breaks and is 81 km (50 miles) away.