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

	Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thu		Fri
	PM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Illinois	Boynton Beach Florida - South	Celestino Sinaloa	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Assateague Maryland	Jensen Beach Florida - South
Rating	2	3	2	2	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 NNE	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 ESE	1.7 NE
Period(s) (?)	7	14	13	22	21	20	19	18	18	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	17	16	9	9
Energy(?)	181	497	356	496	803	886	878	1184	1253	821	989	927	504	588	576	358	351	410	344	418	176	494
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		4:54PM 0.27		6:41AM 1.42	7:51PM 1.39		6:32AM 1.56		8:07PM 1.62	7:38AM 1.74		8:07PM 1.64	7:44AM 1.75		8:24PM 1.67	8:19AM 1.78		8:58PM 1.82	9:45AM 11:43AM 0.18 0.17		9:31PM 2.12	9:57AM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)	12:55PM 0.49	6:08PM 0.26	12:45AM 0.55	1:11PM 0.15		12:48AM 1.02	1:23PM 0.25		1:23AM 0.84	1:58PM -0.11	12:55AM 0.15	2:01AM 0.06		2:29PM 0.24	2:16AM 0.43		2:32PM 0.26	3:01AM -0.13	4:49AM 11:20AM 0.12 0.17	3:18PM -0.18	3:49AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	25	25	21	23	27	21	22	23	21	21	24	22	21	25	23	22	26	24	24	29	9	21
Low °C	25	24	20	19	26	18	18	23	17	19	24	19	18	25	21	19	26	21	21	28	8	21
Chill °C (?)	25	25	21	23	27	21	22	23	21	21	24	22	21	25	23	22	26	24	24	29	8	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	7:03	-
Sunset	7:27	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:46	-	7:30
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 NNE	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 ESE	1.7 NE
Period (s)	7	14	13	13	21	20	19	18	18	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	17	14	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 ESE	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 WNW	0.2 W	0.5 NW	0.5 WNW	0.3 W	0.3 NW	0.3 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 W	0.7 SSW	-	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	8	24	16	22	13	12	12	12	9	13	10	4	4	9	4	19	19	18	12	16	-	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	-	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.9 NW	-	0.4 WNW	0.6 NW	-	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.7 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	9	-	-	-	10	9	10	-	4	3	9	-	3	10	-	3	4	4	4	-	-

	Friday 13						Saturday 14								Sunday 15
	8AM	1PM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	5PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	4PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Illinois	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Egg Island Eleuthera	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	2	0	2	1	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	0	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.3 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 N	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.5 SE	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	4	14	14	14	14	23	22	22	22	9	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	5	18	18	18
Energy(?)	367	8	278	251	546	313	503	655	647	496	271	559	887	1102	1122	1117	1229	878	16	961	1212	1279
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)									6:02AM 1.77				7:51PM 1.39				6:32AM 1.56					8:07PM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)			12:49PM 0.32				12:46AM 1.07								12:58AM 0.92
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	13	22	22	22	22	20	20	20	23	24	22	23	21	21	20	22	22	22	21	21	19
Chill °C (?)	23	12	22	22	22	22	20	20	20	23	24	22	23	21	21	20	22	22	22	21	21	19
Sunrise	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	6:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.3 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 N	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.5 SE	1.1 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	15	4	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	9	13	20	20	20	20	19	19	5	18	18	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NW	0.2 SSE	0.3 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 NW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 E	0.7 SSW	0.8 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	-	0.3 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	12	5	6	24	24	12	16	22	22	22	8	21	13	13	12	12	12	12	-	15	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	0.6 WNW	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 NW	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	9	-	-	-	9	3	12	9	9

	Friday 13																		Saturday 14
	6AM	9AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	7PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	2AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Illinois	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Egg Island Eleuthera	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Celestino Sinaloa	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Alabama Point Alabama	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur	Asuncion Bay Baja Sur
Rating	2	0	2	1	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	0	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SSW	0.4 E	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 E	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	4	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	8	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	5	13	14	14
Energy(?)	473	8	234	234	323	352	357	342	333	274	96	251	492	313	546	479	489	306	4	364	432	430
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)																8:02PM 1.32
Low Tide / height (m)								12:55PM 0.49												12:45AM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	10	20	21	24	26	25	27	27	22	24	22	23	24	22	21	21	21	16	20	21	21
Chill °C (?)	24	8	20	21	24	26	25	27	27	22	24	22	23	24	22	21	21	21	16	20	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 E	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	15	6	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	8	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	5	13	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	-	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.5 NW	0.3 WNW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.3 WNW	0.4 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.5 NW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.1 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	-	6	6	6	12	6	12	12	6	9	24	24	12	24	24	16	16	6	16	22	22
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 S	-	0.3 WSW	-	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	9	-	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-

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