Surf Forecasts:
Chicahauk surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, NE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, S swell with 193 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s 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 Monday (Jul 27) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chicahauk in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicahauk over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 57 | 50 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 38 | 193 | 54 | 36 | 63 | 88 | 109 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.04m | 5:06AM0.74m | 5:35PM1.05m | 5:58AM0.77m | 6:22PM1.08m | 6:47AM0.81m | 7:04PM1.11m | 7:29AM0.85m | 7:42PM1.14m | 8:06AM0.90m | 8:17PM1.15m | 8:41AM0.94m | 8:52PM1.15m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.32m | 10:53AM0.29m | 00:20AM0.29m | 11:44AM0.27m | 1:04AM0.23m | 12:35PM0.24m | 1:40AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.20m | 2:11AM0.12m | 1:57PM0.17m | 2:41AM0.08m | 2:34PM0.16m | 3:12AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 37 | 37 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 63 | 88 | 109 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | — | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | NNW 3 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 57 | 22 | 39 | 9 | — | 2 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 43 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NE 6 | SW 4 | E 9 | E 6 | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 2 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 7 | WNW 3 | — | N 4 | NNE 7 | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 52 | 42 | 50 | 1 | 41 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 35 | 193 | 2 | — | 3 | 42 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 100 | 28 | 28 | 87 | 179 | 837 | 0 | 0 | 1070 | 463 | 1192 | 1192 | 77 | 0 | 61 | 76 | 179 | 251 | 31 |
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