Chicahauk Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North Carolina, USA)

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Chicahauk Surf Guide

Chicahauk in North Carolina is an exposed sandbar break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the west southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Take care of - Rips / undertow - Localism - Sharks.

Chicahauk Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	fairly consistent	14.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Chicahauk:

The best conditions reported for surf at Chicahauk occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Chicahauk (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Chicahauk with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 41% of the time in July while 32% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 27% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

41%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

32%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

27%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Chicahauk Location Map

Interactive Chicahauk surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Chicahauk is Elizabeth City Cgas Rgnl Airport (ECG) in USA, 44 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Chicahauk is Oceana Nas Airport (NTU), also in USA, 83 km (52 miles) away.

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Chicahauk Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 18:35 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	S
Period (s)	10	10	10	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Chicahauk

Current tide and informaton

For Kitty Hawk (ocean), North Carolina, 2 km from Chicahauk.

Next High Water: 11:29pm | 0.99m

Next Low Water: 06:03am | 0.21m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Chicahauk Sea Temperature

Don't be deceived by the very warm air temperatures as the water temperature at Chicahauk will be much cooler (14.9 °C). Most surfers would wear a good quality spring wetsuit. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 14.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite