Ohio Street Beach

Chicago, United States

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 9:00 AM Central Daylight Time.

Poor

Flat (0.2 m) at 3 s, heading toward SSW, with strong wind toward SSW.

Swell

0.2 m

SSW

3 s

Wind

28 km/h

SSW

Tide

0 m

Rising

Weather

19 °C

Rain

0 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSecondary swellChopWindTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

·

SW

0 m · 10 s

NW

0 m · 0 s

7 km/h · 8 km/h gusts ·

W

0 m

Overcast · 20 °C

22 °C feels

1 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

·

SW

0 m · 11 s

NW

0 m · 0 s

13 km/h · 17 km/h gusts ·

NW

0 m

Light drizzle · 20 °C

21 °C feels

2 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

·

SW

0 m · 13 s

WNW

0 m · 0 s

2 km/h · 6 km/h gusts ·

W

0 m

Light drizzle · 20 °C

23 °C feels

3 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

·

SW

0 m · 16 s

WNW

0 m · 0 s

6 km/h · 7 km/h gusts ·

WSW

0 m

Heavy drizzle · 20 °C

22 °C feels

4 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

·

SW

0 m · 17 s

W

0 m · 0 s

4 km/h · 7 km/h gusts ·

S

0 m

Heavy rain · 20 °C

23 °C feels

5 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

·

SW

0 m · 13 s

WNW

0.1 m · 1 s

8 km/h · 22 km/h gusts ·

WSW

0 m

Light rain · 19 °C

22 °C feels

6 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

·

SW

0 m · 6 s

NW

0.1 m · 1 s

13 km/h · 21 km/h gusts ·

S

0 m

Light rain · 19 °C

21 °C feels

7 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

·

SW

0 m · 2 s

NW

0.2 m · 2 s

31 km/h · 35 km/h gusts ·

SW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

18 °C feels

8 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

·

SSW

0 m · 1 s

NW

0.4 m · 2 s

20 km/h · 27 km/h gusts ·

SW

0 m

Light rain · 19 °C

19 °C feels

9 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

·

SSW

0 m · 3 s

WNW

0.5 m · 3 s

28 km/h · 41 km/h gusts ·

SSW

0 m

Rain · 19 °C

18 °C feels

10 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

·

S

0 m · 4 s

W

0.7 m · 3 s

26 km/h · 40 km/h gusts ·

SW

0 m

Heavy drizzle · 19 °C

19 °C feels

11 AM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

·

S

0 m · 4 s

W

0.7 m · 3 s

19 km/h · 31 km/h gusts ·

SSW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

19 °C feels

12 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

·

S

0.1 m · 4 s

WNW

0.8 m · 3 s

21 km/h · 33 km/h gusts ·

WSW

0 m

Overcast · 20 °C

20 °C feels

1 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

·

S

0.1 m · 4 s

WNW

0.9 m · 4 s

22 km/h · 33 km/h gusts ·

SW

0 m

Overcast · 20 °C

20 °C feels

2 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 4 s

·

S

0.1 m · 4 s

WSW

0.9 m · 4 s

23 km/h · 33 km/h gusts ·

SW

0 m

Overcast · 20 °C

20 °C feels

3 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

·

S

0.1 m · 4 s

SSW

1 m · 4 s

27 km/h · 39 km/h gusts ·

SSW

0 m

Heavy drizzle · 19 °C

18 °C feels

4 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 5 s

·

S

0.1 m · 4 s

S

1.1 m · 4 s

34 km/h · 49 km/h gusts ·

SW

0 m

Light drizzle · 19 °C

16 °C feels

5 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 5 s

·

S

0.1 m · 4 s

SSW

1 m · 4 s

35 km/h · 52 km/h gusts ·

SW

0 m

Overcast · 18 °C

15 °C feels

6 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 5 s

·

SSW

0.1 m · 5 s

SW

1 m · 4 s

35 km/h · 52 km/h gusts ·

SW

0 m

Overcast · 18 °C

14 °C feels

7 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

·

SSW

0.1 m · 5 s

W

0.9 m · 4 s

30 km/h · 46 km/h gusts ·

SW

0 m

Overcast · 17 °C

15 °C feels

8 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

·

SSW

0.1 m · 5 s

W

1 m · 4 s

33 km/h · 50 km/h gusts ·

SW

0 m

Overcast · 17 °C

14 °C feels

9 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 5 s

·

SSW

0.1 m · 5 s

W

1 m · 4 s

31 km/h · 46 km/h gusts ·

SW

0 m

Overcast · 17 °C

14 °C feels

10 PM

Poor

0.6 m · 5 s

·

SSW

0.1 m · 5 s

WNW

1 m · 4 s

29 km/h · 44 km/h gusts ·

WSW

0 m

Overcast · 18 °C

15 °C feels

11 PM

Poor

0.7 m · 5 s

·

SSW

0.1 m · 5 s

W

1 m · 4 s

30 km/h · 45 km/h gusts ·

WSW

0 m

Overcast · 18 °C

15 °C feels

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