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Chicago Breaks Surf Forecast
/ Lake Michigan (11 breaks) / Illinois (2 breaks) /
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Chicago Breaks surfForecast / Lake Michigan / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Chicago Breaks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chicago Breaks sea temperature is
3.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Period(s) (?) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a | n/a n/a |
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Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
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