Surf Forecasts:
Chicahauk surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, ENE swell with 117 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE 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 Wednesday (Sep 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chicahauk in the next 16 days are 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicahauk over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Lookin’ at the charts for the next couple of weeks and gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty bleak run for Chicahauk. We’ve got a solid stretch of poor conditions comin’ our way.
We start off on Sunday the 6th with a tiny, messy 2ft swell from ENE, period a short 4 seconds, and a stiff 12 mph onshore wind from the NE (energy reading just 26). It’s a write-off through Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th, where even as the swell bumps up a bit, the onshore wind just chops it all up. Wednesday the 9th through to the morning of Tuesday the 15th is a real flat spell – wave heights barely hitting 1ft to 2ft with weak energy (mostly below 40). Glassy conditions on Saturday the 12th morning would be a dream, but there’s simply no swell to work with.
We finally see a pulse of something on Wednesday the 16th morning. A 3ft NE windswell (period 7 seconds) with light offshore SW wind and clean conditions (energy at 115). It’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary”. That’s about as good as it gets in this window. Thursday the 17th morning holds a tiny 2ft swell with a light offshore breath (energy 54), but it’s small and weak.
Then things get interesting, but not for paddling. On Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th, a big swell arrives – 6ft to 7ft from the NE with some serious energy (468 to 711). But it’s being hammered by 25 mph onshore winds. At a sandbar setup like Chicahauk, that’s a howling mess. Honestly, for the kite crew, Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th look like a proper session. For us surfers, it’s a no-go. Hold tight, hope the wind shifts.
Stay hopeful,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
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 kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 97 | 64 | 108 | 71 | 39 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22AM0.92m | 4:03PM1.24m | 4:34AM0.98m | 5:06PM1.27m | 5:38AM1.06m | 6:05PM1.29m | 6:37AM1.16m | 6:59PM1.30m | 7:29AM1.24m | 7:46PM1.29m | 8:14AM1.30m | 8:29PM1.25m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.24m | 10:41PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.21m | 11:41PM0.21m | 11:41AM0.17m | 00:37AM0.12m | 12:45PM0.11m | 1:24AM0.05m | 1:39PM0.07m | 2:05AM0.02m | 2:26PM0.07m | 2:43AM0.02m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 7:24 | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 54 | 38 | 71 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | — | NE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 44 | 97 | 64 | 108 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1874 | 818 | 530 | 417 | 344 | 466 | 203 | 203 | 440 | 0 | 332 | 440 | 913 | 304 | 481 | 77 | 581 | 476 | 181 |
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