Illinois Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

Illinois wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the Illinois region.

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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Sat
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Illinois	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	2	3	3	0	2	3	1	2	4	4	0	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 S	1.4 S	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	0.4 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s)	16	16	15	7	14	14	6	8	14	19	5	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	15	15	16	16
Energy	663	938	518	12	643	864	65	368	1110	1203	11	974	823	798	710	599	592	931	660	575	1061	1085
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:44PM 1.84		9:00AM 0.41		8:11PM 2.45	8:14AM 0.99		8:57PM 2.43	10:01AM 1.82		9:44PM 2.33	10:55AM 1.34		10:32PM 2.17	11:44AM 1.26		11:23PM 1.96	12:48PM 1.71		12:20AM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)	1:31PM 0.22		2:17AM -0.05		2:15PM 0.23	3:31AM -0.14	1:43PM -0.06		4:19AM -0.10					4:26PM 0.39		5:26AM 0.02	5:14PM 0.48		6:24AM 0.07	6:08PM 0.57		7:29AM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	23	30	24	24	18	23	23	24	28	24	24	23	24	25	23	25	25	26	25	27
Low °C	20	22	20	29	22	20	15	22	19	21	26	20	21	22	20	20	23	20	22	24	21	23
Chill °C (?)	22	22	23	30	24	24	17	23	23	24	28	24	24	23	24	25	23	25	25	26	25	27
Sunrise	5:37	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:43
Sunset	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	8:22	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:23	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 S	1.1 S	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	0.4 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	15	7	14	14	6	8	14	19	5	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	15	15	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.1 SW	0.7 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.5 S	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.8 SW	1.0 SSW	0.1 S	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.6 SW	0.4 S	0.9 WNW	0.6 SSE
Period (s)	13	24	12	4	26	18	8	8	20	14	10	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	18	10	6	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 NNW	1.4 S	0.8 WNW	0.6 W	-	0.8 WNW	-	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 W	1.2 NW	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	-	13	-	-	4	5	3	8	5	4	-	5	-	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	6

	Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Monday 15
	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	1PM	4PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Illinois	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Assateague Maryland	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Cupsogue Long Island NY
Rating	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.7 SSE	1.4 S	1.4 SSW
Period(s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	7	7	14	14	14	14	14	14	7	8	8
Energy	758	1021	998	663	686	938	892	654	518	530	599	10	15	643	602	978	864	735	855	68	368	372
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)							7:26PM 2.40								7:38PM 1.95	8:11PM 2.45
Low Tide / height (m)	1:30AM 0.07				1:31PM 0.22					2:14AM -0.11				2:15PM 0.23				3:31AM -0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	21	22	22	22	22	24	26	23	26	22	30	30	22	27	22	21	20	21	22	23	23
Chill °C (?)	21	21	22	22	22	22	24	26	23	26	22	30	30	22	27	22	21	20	21	22	23	23
Sunrise	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.7 SSE	1.1 S	1.1 S
Period (s)	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	7	7	14	14	14	14	14	14	7	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	-	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 SW	0.2 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	16	16	13	13	13	24	12	4	12	13	12	-	7	26	4	18	18	17	20	9	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	-	-	0.6 WNW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.8 WNW	-	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 N	1.4 S	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	12	13	4	-	-	-	4	4	3	4	-	5	5	4	4	4	8	8

	Saturday 13
	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	12PM	10AM	11AM	2PM	1PM	2PM	5PM	6PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Illinois	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Punta Abreojos Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Madaket Massachusetts	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s)	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	6	16	16	7	16	16	7	7	16	16	16	16	16
Energy	712	988	758	1048	1041	1021	1021	1021	998	87	663	663	16	686	686	16	17	938	927	754	892	910
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																					7:26PM 2.40
Low Tide / height (m)			1:30AM 0.07												1:31PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	26	22	21	22	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	22	29	21	22	29	29	22	21	20	24	23
Chill °C (?)	26	22	21	22	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	22	29	21	22	29	29	22	21	20	24	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	6	16	16	7	16	16	7	7	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.4 SE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	13	13	8	13	13	-	13	13	-	6	24	24	13	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	-	-	0.2 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3	12	12	2	2	13	13	4	4	4

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