Surf Forecasts:
Chicahauk surf forecast from 10 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 16 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 16 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, S swell with 108 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 16 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Chicahauk this week:
The surf forecast for Chicahauk over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chicahauk in the next 16 days are 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 16th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicahauk over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 9 | N 4 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 |
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 kJ | 24 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 108 | 41 | 13 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.11m | 4:10AM0.86m | 4:47PM1.20m | 5:09AM0.87m | 5:43PM1.28m | 6:10AM0.90m | 6:41PM1.34m | 7:11AM0.93m | 7:37PM1.37m | 8:07AM0.97m | 8:30PM1.37m | 9:01AM0.99m | 9:24PM1.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.01m | 10:22PM0.11m | 10:17AM-0.05m | 11:23PM0.02m | 11:11AM-0.10m | 00:26AM-0.07m | 12:10PM-0.15m | 1:24AM-0.16m | 1:09PM-0.19m | 2:16AM-0.22m | 2:05PM-0.21m | 3:07AM-0.23m | 2:58PM-0.19m | 4:00AM-0.21m | |||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 29 |
Feels °C | 24 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | S 4 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 41 | 13 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 7 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 7 | SW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 7 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 27 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | 4 | 108 | 1 | 23 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 304 | 2227 | 275 | 240 | 240 | 181 | 61 | 2153 | 61 | 183 | 570 | 624 | 1200 | 907 | 240 | 594 | 1070 | 353 | 0 | 203 |
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