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Chicago Breaks surfForecast / Lake Michigan / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast 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
1.1° C
 (Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
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3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)————————————————————————
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Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)000000000000000000000000
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
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15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
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20
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20
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15
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WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
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NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
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off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
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off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on		on
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Low Tide
/ height (m)
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:03-
Sunset4:58-------5:00-------5:00-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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light snow
light snow
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-9-11-13-14-14-15-14-10-9-11-12-13-14-15-14-11-9-10-11-12-12-10-8-8
Feels °C (?)-17-18-19-20-20-22-21-17-16-17-18-19-20-21-20-17-14-15-17-18-19-15-16-16
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