Chicahauk Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for the next couple of weeks. I've got to be straight with you – this stretch looks bleak. Real quiet. We've got one break on the books, Chicahauk, and it's a sandbar setup that's fairly consistent, but honestly, it's not going to fire much.

Water temp is sitting at a very unusual 83°F, which is a good 6°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That's a massive anomaly, so you're practically swimming in a bath.

For the next week or so, from Sunday the 6th right through to Friday the 11th, it's pretty much a write-off. We're looking at small, weak, onshore wind blown junk. Swell heights are barely kissing 2ft to 3ft, and the energy is pathetic, barely cracking triple digits. The winds are a constant issue, mostly from the NE or ENE, keeping things choppy and messy. Don't bother paddling out for these scraps.

Wednesday the 9th morning offers a tiny bit of hope. The wind swings light offshore from the SW, cleaning things up, but we're still stuck with a tiny 2ft swell from the ESE with a short 7-second period. It's ridable but ordinary. The energy is a feeble 57, so you'll be working for every single bump.

Thursday the 10th morning has a bit more offshore wind from the SW at 12 mph, but the swell drops even smaller to 2ft. Clean, yes, but barely a ripple. This pattern of small, clean, but undersized waves holds through the start of the following week.

Now, around Sunday the 13th afternoon, we finally see a pulse of energy. The combined swell energy jumps to 181, which is moderate. Swell height bumps to 3ft from the NE with a 7-second period. But here's the kicker: the wind is a cross-onshore from the SE at 12 mph, making it a choppy, lumpy mess. The surf quality is still rated as poor. It's frustrating to see some energy wasted by bad wind.

Into the third week, Monday the 14th morning looks clean again with light cross-offshore winds from the SSW, but the swell is still a weak 2ft from the NE. Honestly, it's a tale of two problems: either the swell is too small to be fun, or when the swell shows up, the wind ruins it.

The highlight, if you can call it that, would be the period around Thursday the 17th. The swell height climbs to 4ft from the ENE, but it's a terrible short period of 5 seconds, with a combined energy of 106. The catch? A strong, onshore cross-wind from the NNE at 19 mph. This is lumpy, messy, and borderline unsurfable. At this point, with the wind and the short, choppy swell at a beach break, it might be more interesting for the kite surfers than the paddle crew. It's definitely not for beginners, and even for experts, it'll be a battle.

After that, the swell fades back to nothing again through the 21st. The last week of the forecast is just a slow, windy whimper. Keep your board in the bag for a while, folks. It's a proper flat spell.

- Rusty

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