Chicago Breaks Surf Break

Chicago Breaks, United States Weather Observations

Lat Long: 41.76° N 87.56° W

Issued: 12 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chicago Breaks sea temperature is
15.6° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

50 minutes ago
10
light winds from the W
(8 km/h at 260°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-CNII2

11 km NW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
10
light winds from the ESE
(9 km/h at 110°)
18.1 °C-
-


BUOY-45198

14 km N3 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
10
light winds from the SE
(11 km/h at 140°)
18.4 °C-
-


Chicago Airport

16 km WSW219 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 260°)
23.9 °C16
16
few
scattered
broken

BUOY-OKSI2

17 km NW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
5
calm
(5 km/h at 130°)
20.7 °C-
-


BUOY-CHII2

17 km N3 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
15
light winds from the SSE
(15 km/h at 160°)
19.5 °C-
-


Gary Regional Airport

20 km SE527 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 280°)
24 °C16
16


Munster

24 km S192 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 308°)
10
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

BUOY-FSTI2

25 km NW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
18.9 °C-
-


Chicago/Lansing Airport

26 km S219 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 280°)
22.4 °C16
16


* 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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