57th Street Beach surf forecast

Chicago · Illinois · United States

Today at 57th Street Beach: best around 08:00, 0.0 m at 1 s with cross-offshore wind. Flat for intermediate surfers, flat for beginners, flat for advanced. Updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC.

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57th Street Beach surf forecast, next 7 days

The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.

Model forecast updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.

Hyde Park beach just south of Promontory Point, the second Chicago beach where surfing is allowed all year. Like the rest of the city shore it only works when a strong N to NE wind pushes wind swell down Lake Michigan, cleaning up when the wind swings west. Waves are short-period and rarely bigger than head high.

Break

beach break, peaks both ways; faces NNE

Level

intermediate

Best swell

N, NNE, NE

Best wind

W, SW (offshore)

Best tide

all tides

Season

September-April

Typical size

0.5-1.5 m

Crowd

low

Hazards

rock revetment at Promontory Point to the north; freezing water and ice in winter; short-period chop

Nearby spots

• Rainbow Beach, Chicago
• Montrose Beach, Chicago

Questions

Is 57th Street Beach good for beginners?

It is best for intermediate surfers (rock revetment at promontory point to the north; freezing water and ice in winter).

What swell, wind and tide work best at 57th Street Beach?

N, NNE, NE swell, W, SW wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 0.5-1.5 m.

Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for 57th Street Beach are in the Surf Spoting app.