Chicago Breaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.76° N 87.56° W

Chicago Breaks, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicago Breaks sea temperature is
21.3° C
0.4° 

Chicago Breaks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Chicago Breaks based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Chicago Breaks right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Chicago Breaks

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-CMTI2

4 km SSE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
10
light winds from the SSW
(9 km/h at 200°)
- °C-
-


lightning 5km N of Dolton

9 km S181 m above sea level

1 hour ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


BUOY-CNII2

11 km NW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 280°)
26.5 °C-
-


thunderstorm affecting Calumet Park

13 km SSW186 m above sea level

1 hour ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


thunderstorm affecting Merrionette Park

13 km SSW202 m above sea level

1 hour ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


BUOY-45198

14 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
5
-
(7 km/h at -°)
25.2 °C-
-


Chicago Airport

16 km WSW219 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the W
(15 km/h at 260°)
26.1 °C16
16
scattered
scattered
broken

BUOY-CHII2

17 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
15
light winds from the SSW
(17 km/h at 210°)
26.9 °C-
-


Gary Regional Airport

20 km SE527 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clearClear
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 220°)
29 °C16
16


thunderstorm affecting Hazel Crest

23 km S195 m above sea level

1 hour ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Chicago Breaks and within an acceptable time window.

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