Glenlake Avenue Beach

Chicago, United States

Right now

Conditions at 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.3 m) at 4 s, heading toward WSW, with light wind toward ESE.

Swell

0.3 m

WSW

4 s

Wind

6 km/h

ESE

Tide

0 m

Rising

Weather

18 °C

Rain

0 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 3 s

SW

17 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

WNW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 3 s

SW

21 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

W

0 m

Overcast · 20 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

SW

22 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

WNW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

SW

21 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

NW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

SW

19 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

WNW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

5 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 3 s

SW

5 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

WSW

0 m

Overcast · 18 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

WSW

16 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

SW

0 m

Rain · 17 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

WSW

30 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

SW

0 m

Overcast · 18 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

WSW

29 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

W

0 m

Overcast · 17 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 3 s

WSW

23 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NW

0 m

Overcast · 17 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

SW

22 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

NW

0 m

Overcast · 17 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 4 s

SW

21 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

NW

0 m

Heavy rain · 17 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

6 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

ESE

0 m

Rain · 18 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 4 s

WSW

7 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

SW

0 m

Overcast · 18 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WSW

8 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

SE

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WSW

5 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

SSE

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WSW

8 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

SSW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.3 m · 3 s

WSW

7 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

SW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

WSW

8 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

SSW

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

WSW

5 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

SW

0 m

Overcast · 18 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SW

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

SW

0 m

Light drizzle · 18 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.2 m · 3 s

SW

2 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

N

0 m

Overcast · 19 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

SW

2 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

NNW

0 m

Light drizzle · 19 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

WSW

13 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

NW

0 m

Light drizzle · 19 °C

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