Chicago Breaks Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Lake Michigan)

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Type: beach/Jetty

Reliability: fairly consistent

Best: Swell NNE | Wind SW

Sea Temperature Today is: 8.7 °C

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Friday, 24 May 2013, 16:00 Local time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 24
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
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Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

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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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For Chain Bridge, DC, 940 miles from Chicago Breaks.

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At BUOY-CMTI2, 4 km from Chicago Breaks.

moderate winds from the N

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Air temperature
7.6 °C

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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	584 mi
Second closest tide station	Chain Bridge, one miles below	585 mi
Third closest tide station	Fredericksburg, Rappahannock River	585 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Aquia Creek	587 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Key Bridge	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	East Chicago (United States)	10 mi
Second closest city location	Hammond (United States)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Calumet City (United States)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Chicago (United States)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cicero (United States)	11 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.

Chicago Breaks break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Chicago Breaks, Lake Michigan. Use the tab navigation above to view Chicago Breaks sea temperature, Chicago Breaks photographs, Chicago Breaks detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Chicago Breaks webcams, current wind from Lake Michigan live weather stations and Chicago Breaks tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Chicago Breaks.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has stated that a magnitude 8.2 Earthquake beneath the Sea of Okhosk did not generate a destructive Tsunami. However, we suggest that local interests also listen for statements from the Japan Meteorological Agency, located much closer to the source.

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