Chicago Breaks Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.76° N 87.56° W

Chicago Breaks, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicago Breaks sea temperature is
18.0°C
0.8° 

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

2 hours ago
15
light winds from the NE
(15 km/h at 40°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-CNII2

11 km NW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the NE
(21 km/h at 50°)
16.4 °C-
-


Chicago Airport

16 km WSW219 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the ENE
(7 km/h at 60°)
14.4 °C16
16
few
few

Gary Regional Airport

20 km SE527 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clearClear
5
light winds from the NNE
(6 km/h at 30°)
14 °C16
16


SHIP271

15 km NW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the ENE
(18 km/h at 70°)
17.7 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP347

15 km NW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the ENE
(18 km/h at 60°)
17.7 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP2246

15 km NW- m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the ENE
(18 km/h at 60°)
17.7 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP1984

15 km NW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the ENE
(18 km/h at 70°)
17.7 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP621

15 km NW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the ENE
(18 km/h at 70°)
17.7 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP646

15 km NW- m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the ENE
(18 km/h at 60°)
17.7 °C-
-

no observation

* 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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