Zion Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.62° N 87.80° W

Zion, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Zion sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.3° 

Zion 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 Zion 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 Zion right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Zion

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Kenosha Airport

11 km SW715 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the ESE
(15 km/h at 120°)
23.9 °C16
16
few
scattered

BUOY-45199

15 km NE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the ESE
(22 km/h at 110°)
20.7 °C-
-


Winthrop Harbor Buoy

15 km S3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
10
light winds from the E
(11 km/h at 100°)
22.5 °C-
-


Waukegan Airport

23 km S679 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 1°)
23.3 °C16
16
broken

Waukegan Buoy

28 km S3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
5
light winds from the ESE
(7 km/h at 110°)
22.6 °C-
-


BUOY-WHRI2

29 km S3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the E
(8 km/h at 80°)
- °C-
-


Milwaukee Airport

37 km NW218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the ESE
(19 km/h at 120°)
23.3 °C16
16
few
scattered
broken

Spring Grove

39 km SW261 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
dry
-
(- km/h at °)
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Burlington Airport

41 km WSW721 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the SSE
(7 km/h at 160°)
25.8 °C16
16
scattered
scattered
scattered

BUOY-MLWW3

44 km N3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
20
light winds from the SE
(18 km/h at 140°)
22.1 °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 Zion and within an acceptable time window.

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