Surf Forecasts:
Chicahauk surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period, ENE swell with 405 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE 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 (Jul 15) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chicahauk in the next 16 days are 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 2AM. 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 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicahauk over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the numbers for Chicahauk. Honestly, it’s a rough stretch ahead. We’ve got a long dry spell before anything worth paddling out for shows up.
The water temp is about 82°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only good news.
The first week and a half is a total washout. Winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is tiny and weak. There’s a bump on Sunday the 12th with a NE windswell running 4ft to 6ft, but it’s blown out with onshore winds and a short, messy 5 to 6 second period. The wave energy is weak to moderate, but it’s just not surfable. This pattern of onshore wind and poor quality sticks around through the middle of the week.
We’re looking at a real dead zone. Nothing worth a paddle from Friday the 10th all the way through until Wednesday the 23rd. That’s more than a week of flat, blown-out, or just plain ugly conditions.
The only real standout in this whole 16-day window is Thursday morning, the 23rd of July. Finally, it all comes together. We’ve got a solid 6ft swell from the SSE, with a moderate 8-second period, and the wind is glassy. Absolutely flat, clean conditions. The combined energy hits 462 (strong wave energy), so there’s some real power there. That’s your moment. Get out there early, because by the afternoon the wind switches to a cross-shore at 18 mph and it’s getting messy.
After that, Friday the 24th has a drop-off, down to about 5ft with offshore winds, but it’s only a 6-second period, so it’ll be weak and lumpy. Just ordinary.
So, to sum it up: the whole 16-day run is a bust except for that one glassy morning on the 23rd. If you want to surf, that’s your only real shot. Otherwise, it’s a long wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 184 | 405 | 233 | 152 | 84 | 49 | 54 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.22m | 4:47AM0.84m | 5:25PM1.27m | 5:52AM0.88m | 6:27PM1.32m | 6:57AM0.94m | 7:25PM1.35m | 7:55AM1.00m | 8:18PM1.35m | 8:49AM1.05m | 9:09PM1.31m | 9:42AM1.09m | 10:00PM1.25m | 10:37AM1.10m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.08m | 10:49AM-0.05m | 00:09AM0.00m | 11:52AM-0.09m | 1:11AM-0.09m | 12:57PM-0.14m | 2:03AM-0.16m | 1:55PM-0.17m | 2:51AM-0.20m | 2:49PM-0.16m | 3:40AM-0.19m | 3:44PM-0.10m | 4:30AM-0.16m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | 8:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 54 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 3 | — | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 16 | E 6 | E 15 | SE 5 | E 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | W 3 | — | N 2 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 59 | 184 | 405 | 233 | 152 | 84 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 61 | 203 | 61 | 61 | 179 | 183 | 251 | 1187 | 1070 | 183 | 197 | 440 | 31 | 0 | 77 | 353 | 594 | 1070 | 624 | 1991 |
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