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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 Friday 18 Jul 2025 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
24.2° C
(Which is 5.0°C warmer than normal 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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| Energy (?) | 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 | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
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Low 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 |
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Lake Michigan
Continuing clean conditions at Chicago Breaks (calm at BUOY-CMTI2 4 km from Chicago Breaks). not gfswave
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Actual: 55 min ago
4 km/h
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Clean
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