Chicahauk Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and let’s talk about what’s cooking at Chicahauk. To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and frustrating for the most part. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf that’s barely gonna have you paddling past the whitewash. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. It’s gonna take a while before we see anything with real push behind it.

We’re looking at a real dry spell starting now. From Sunday the 9th all the way through the 19th, it’s pretty bleak. The swell is tiny, mostly under 2 ft, with short-period, weak energy – we’re talking combined energy readings mostly in the low teens and twenties. A couple of days, like Sunday the 9th morning, have a bit of clean offshore wind (WSW at 9 mph) and the word “surfable,” but honestly, at 2 ft and 7 seconds, it’s barely a ripple. It’s not worth getting wet for unless you’re desperate for a knee-high dribble.

There’s a long gap with nothing on offer. The conditions stay messy, with cross-onshore winds and stormy skies keeping things choppy. The 17th sees a slight bump in size – 4 ft on the Monday afternoon – but it’s junky, short-period (5 seconds) windswell with 55 units of energy, and the cross-shore wind is going to chop it all up. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine. For a sandbar break, it’s just not going to hold any shape. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than for a paddle surfer.

Now, let’s talk about the one true standout on the horizon. It’s a week and a half out, so keep your expectations in check, but things start to look more promising from the 19th. We get a pulse of long-period groundswell – 14 seconds on Wednesday morning, and it builds from there. The combined energy jumps into the triple digits, with readings of 121 and 198 – that’s moderate energy, and you can feel the difference in the water.

The standout is the morning of Thursday, August 20th. That’s the one. You’ve got a moderate offshore wind (WSW at 12 mph) blowing clean, and the swell has settled into a more manageable 3 ft at 11 seconds from the ESE. This matches the break's optimum direction, and it’s going to be clean and lined up. The energy is still solid at 157. It’s not a huge day, but it’s the best we’ve got, and it should be contestable on the sandbar. This is the one to circle.

After that, we’re back to fading energy. The 24th gives us another glimmer – 4 ft from the NE with a moderate offshore wind on Monday morning, and energy around 130. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to have the same quality or consistency as the 20th. Keep your eyes on that Thursday morning, get some sleep, and be on it early. It’s not going to be a day for the history books, but after this flat spell, it’ll feel like a gift.

This is Rusty, signing off. See you in the water.

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