Illinois Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

Illinois wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the Illinois region.

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Illinois Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Wed	Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	Night	Night	PM	Night	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	Night	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Illinois	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Topsail Island Carolina North	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Celestino Sinaloa	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Topsail Island Carolina North	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	4	2	3	3	2	1	3	1	1	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	2.0 SSW	1.0 SW
Period(s)	15	14	14	14	13	5	16	6	7	15	15	14	14	21	21	14	19	19	18	18	8	16
Energy	1083	665	792	661	623	52	758	46	107	549	603	643	748	776	972	718	1186	1036	970	726	813	711
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		6:02AM 1.36	6:16PM 1.64		6:56AM 1.43			6:52PM 1.25			8:34AM 1.49			9:12AM 1.79		9:18PM 2.23	10:07AM 1.42		9:44PM 2.33	10:55AM 1.34	10:19PM 1.78	10:32PM 2.17
Low Tide / height (m)	12:21AM 0.45	11:58AM 0.27		12:43AM 0.23	12:46PM 0.24	12:18AM -0.03	1:30AM 0.07		12:53AM -0.02	2:14AM -0.11		2:15PM 0.23	2:58AM -0.12		2:58PM 0.26	3:51AM -0.16		3:42PM 0.31			4:48AM -0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	8	2	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	2	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-
High °C	21	22	22	20	22	25	21	28	27	26	22	23	27	23	23	24	23	24	24	22	22	25
Low °C	20	20	21	19	21	24	20	28	22	26	21	22	26	22	21	21	20	22	20	20	20	21
Chill °C (?)	21	22	22	20	22	25	21	28	27	26	22	23	27	23	23	24	23	24	24	22	22	25
Sunrise	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:23	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.1 SE	1.0 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 S	1.0 SW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14	13	7	13	6	7	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	19	19	18	18	9	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.1 SE	0.9 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.4 WSW	0.3 SW	0.2 WNW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	0.1 SE	0.8 S
Period (s)	8	7	20	19	18	9	16	8	8	5	26	12	24	21	21	20	14	14	13	12	15	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	0.4 WNW	0.6 W	-	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 W	0.8 WNW	-	2.0 SSW	1.0 NW
Period (s)	-	-	7	11	7	5	4	6	7	-	4	4	-	4	4	5	4	4	4	-	8	5

	Wed		Thursday 11								Friday 12								Saturday 13
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	5PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	4PM	8PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Illinois	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Wildwood Crest New Jersey	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Grand Marias Lake Superior	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	1	3	3	3	3	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 SSE	1.1 WSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.4 SSE
Period(s)	16	16	15	14	14	14	6	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	7	6	18	17	16	16	16	7
Energy	1437	1414	1083	917	790	665	111	792	685	904	661	753	735	623	15	104	737	714	758	933	1019	19
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on
Tide State	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					6:29AM 1.41				6:16PM 1.64				7:29AM 1.46			n/a n/a	7:00PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)			12:21AM 0.45								12:43AM 0.23					n/a n/a			1:30AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	1	2	2	3	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	21	20	20	20	21	22	31	21	20	22	19	22	21	22	28	16	20	27	21	21	21	28
Chill °C (?)	21	20	20	20	21	22	31	21	20	22	19	22	21	22	28	16	20	27	21	21	21	28
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:37	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.6 SSE	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.2 W	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	16	16	15	14	14	14	6	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	7	6	13	13	13	13	16	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 NW	0.7 NW	0.7 SSW	0.2 S	-	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	7	-	20	20	20	19	10	10	18	7	-	18	17	16	16	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 S	0.3 WNW	0.3 SW	0.7 NW	0.5 WNW	0.5 NW	-	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.1 WSW	-	-	0.6 WNW	-	-	0.3 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	7	11	11	4	-	7	2	6	-	-	4	-	-	2

	Wednesday 10						Thursday 11
	9PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	3PM	1PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Illinois	The Wall New Hampshire	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Jones Beach State Park Long Island NY	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Wildwood Crest New Jersey	Jones Beach State Park Long Island NY
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	1	3	3	3	3	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SSE	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.2 S
Period(s)	6	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	7	14	6	7
Energy	77	1258	1437	1420	1444	1414	1186	1112	1083	944	952	917	917	901	790	790	665	665	92	703	111	227
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)														6:29AM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)								12:21AM 0.45
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	1	-	1	1	1	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	23	20	21	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	21	22	31	22	31	29
Chill °C (?)	23	20	21	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	21	22	31	22	31	29
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	0.6 SSE	1.0 S
Period (s)	-	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	7	14	6	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	-	0.2 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	18	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	-	20	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SSE	0.6 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	1.0 S	1.2 S
Period (s)	6	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	7

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