Wisconsin beach forecast: rip currents, surf and water temperature
Today's rip current risk, surf height and water temperature at all 9 stretches of Wisconsin beach the National Weather Service forecasts. Each has its own page with tomorrow's forecast, what the risk means, any beach hazards statement in force, the nearest buoy's measured waves, the tides and sunset.
- Beaches forecast
- 9Surf zones
- High risk now
- 8Today
- Moderate risk now
- 0Today
Rip current risk on the map
Today’s rip current risk in every surf zone the National Weather Service forecasts for over Wisconsin. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.























Open the live map with rip current risk
Map layer from NOAA National Weather Service surf zone forecasts. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Highest risk today
Where the National Weather Service has the risk at moderate or high right now.
- Door County Area BeachesSurf 2 to 3 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Kenosha County BeachesSurf 7 to 9 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Kewaunee County Area BeachesSurf 3 to 5 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Manitowoc County Area BeachesSurf 3 to 7 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Milwaukee County BeachesSurf 8 to 11 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Ozaukee County BeachesSurf 8 to 11 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Racine County BeachesSurf 8 to 11 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Sheboygan County BeachesSurf 8 to 11 feet · Water in the mid 60s
Every beach in Wisconsin9
- Door County Area BeachesSurf 2 to 3 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Douglas Area BeachesNo forecast issued now
- Kenosha County BeachesSurf 7 to 9 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Kewaunee County Area BeachesSurf 3 to 5 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Manitowoc County Area BeachesSurf 3 to 7 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Milwaukee County BeachesSurf 8 to 11 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Ozaukee County BeachesSurf 8 to 11 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Racine County BeachesSurf 8 to 11 feet · Water in the mid 60s
- Sheboygan County BeachesSurf 8 to 11 feet · Water in the mid 60s
Sources
Risk, surf and water temperature from the National Weather Service beach forecast, read 6:12 PM UTC. The surf zone forecast, the alerts, the buoy and the tides are on each beach's own page.