Rainbow Beach

Name: Rainbow Beach Surf Spot
Address: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, United States

Sand

Right now

The conditions at the spot at 4:00 AM Central Daylight Time.

Poor

Flat (0.1 m) at 3 s going to WNW, strong wind going to N

Swell

0.1 m

WNW

3 s

Wind

25 km/h

Tide

0 m

Rising

Weather

19 °C

Overcast

0 °C water

10-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Weather
12 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 3 s	WSW	20 km/h · 46 km/h gusts	NNW	Clear · 19 °C
1 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 3 s	WNW	24 km/h · 54 km/h gusts	NNW	Clear · 19 °C
2 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 3 s	WNW	23 km/h · 40 km/h gusts	N	Clear · 19 °C
3 AM	Poor	0.1 m · 3 s	WNW	27 km/h · 58 km/h gusts	N	Overcast · 18 °C
4 AM	Poor	0.1 m · 3 s	WNW	25 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	N	Overcast · 19 °C
5 AM	Poor	0.1 m · 3 s	WNW	23 km/h · 43 km/h gusts	N	Partly cloudy · 19 °C
6 AM	Poor	0.1 m · 3 s	WNW	23 km/h · 42 km/h gusts	NNE	Overcast · 19 °C
7 AM	Poor	0.1 m · 3 s	NW	18 km/h · 42 km/h gusts	ENE	Overcast · 20 °C
8 AM	Poor	0.1 m · 3 s	NW	21 km/h · 37 km/h gusts	NNE	Overcast · 21 °C
9 AM	Poor	0.1 m · 3 s	NW	16 km/h · 29 km/h gusts	E	Overcast · 23 °C
10 AM	Poor	0.1 m · 3 s	NW	13 km/h · 32 km/h gusts	E	Light rain · 22 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.1 m · 3 s	NW	9 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	NNE	Overcast · 23 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 3 s	NNW	12 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	N	Overcast · 25 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 3 s	NNW	10 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	NNE	Partly cloudy · 28 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 2 s	N	3 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	ENE	Overcast · 27 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.2 m · 2 s	N	9 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	SSE	Overcast · 26 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.1 m · 2 s	N	11 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	SSE	Light drizzle · 26 °C
5 PM	Poor	0.1 m · 2 s	N	1 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	SW	Overcast · 24 °C
6 PM	Poor	0.1 m · 2 s	N	3 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	NNE	Showers · 24 °C
7 PM	Poor	0 m · 2 s	NNE	10 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	NE	Overcast · 24 °C
8 PM	Poor	0.1 m · 2 s	ENE	7 km/h · 10 km/h gusts	NE	Overcast · 23 °C
9 PM	Poor	0.1 m · 2 s	SE	11 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	NNW	Overcast · 23 °C
10 PM	Poor	0.1 m · 2 s	S	7 km/h · 9 km/h gusts	WNW	Overcast · 22 °C
11 PM	Poor	0.1 m · 2 s	SSE	6 km/h · 8 km/h gusts	ENE	Overcast · 21 °C