Chicahauk surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 EDT
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Chicahauk surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chicahauk sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Chicahauk today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chicahauk at 9PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (30 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (30 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Chicahauk. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.8
N
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
16
61
155
236
239
337
329
357
307
450
462
394
314
314
250
208
154
148
105
100
75
73
71
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
ESE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
0
S
15
NE
25
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:53PM1.13m
8:16AM0.83m
8:27PM1.12m
8:51AM0.83m
9:02PM1.10m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.12m
2:27AM0.05m
2:05PM0.12m
2:58AM0.06m
2:39PM0.15m
3:32AM0.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:14
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
24
21
18
18
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
19
19
20
22
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
22
15
11
11
7
8
9
10
12
14
14
12
13
15
16
18
21
20
21
23
20
17
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
10
11
11
7
7
7
3
7
357
307
450
462
394
314
314
250
208
154
148
105
100
75
73
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
7
10
11
4
3
3
7
7
12
7
8
8
20
8
8
8
8
3
3
3
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
4
14
4
4
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
N
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
3
16
61
155
236
239
337
329
2
4
3
3
3
13
18
23
22
24
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
659
604
878
878
526
295
110
110
91
110
795
240
275
275
31
31
0
31
0
0
15
42
100
179
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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