Surf Forecasts:
Chicahauk surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 4 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, SSE swell with 361 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s 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 Tuesday (Aug 04) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. 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 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicahauk over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the Chicahauk area over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, I’m a bit gutted to say this, but we’re staring down the barrel of a pretty grim run. The forecast doesn’t give us a single standout session, or even a proper surfable day worth getting wet for. The best we can say is there are a few moments where the conditions are "surfable but very ordinary," but even those are a stretch. The combined swell energy is weak throughout, barely cracking triple digits (239 on the 2nd, 178 on the 3rd), and then it just drops off a cliff into the teens and twenties – that’s barely a ripple.
The first few days have a bit of height, with 5 ft on Sunday the 2nd, but that's coming from the SSE with a short period of 7 seconds, and a 25 mph southerly wind making it a messy cross-off. That’s a blown-out, choppy mess. Monday the 3rd is a bit smaller, around 4 ft, but still stormy with cross-off winds. Not a chance.
Then we get into a long, frustrating stretch. From Tuesday the 4th all the way through to the 17th, we’re looking at pathetic swell heights – mostly between 0.7 ft and 3 ft. The combined energy is in the dirt, with numbers like 53, 27, 13, 10. There’s no power behind it. The wind does offer a few brief windows of offshore flow – like Tuesday morning the 4th from the WSW, and Friday morning the 7th from the SW – but with only 2 ft of weak, short-period swell, you’d be fighting for scraps. The water temp is about average for the time of year, sitting at 79° on the 2nd, with a slight anomaly of -0.9°, so nothing unusual there.
For a break like Chicahauk, which is a sandbar and fairly consistent, this is a real dry spell. It’s not a spot that normally goes this quiet for this long. The break is exposed to the east, so it needs a decent push from that direction. The forecast just doesn't give it. The best I can honestly say is keep an eye on the charts, because it tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change. But for now, leave the boards in the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 361 | 178 | 176 | 93 | 37 | 24 | 80 | 49 | 80 | 30 | 31 | 19 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 43 | 67 | 43 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.05m | 11:22AM1.10m | 11:31PM1.00m | 12:06PM1.14m | 00:16AM0.94m | 12:55PM1.16m | 1:07AM0.89m | 1:54PM1.17m | 2:11AM0.85m | 3:03PM1.20m | 3:26AM0.85m | 4:10PM1.23m | 4:36AM0.89m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.21m | 5:05AM0.05m | 5:38PM0.23m | 5:48AM0.05m | 6:32PM0.25m | 6:33AM0.07m | 7:30PM0.27m | 7:25AM0.09m | 8:38PM0.27m | 8:26AM0.10m | 9:47PM0.24m | 9:32AM0.09m | 10:51PM0.19m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 98 | 178 | — | 93 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 19 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 43 | 67 | 43 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | SSE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 13 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 234 | 361 | 9 | 176 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 80 | 49 | 80 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 8 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 879 | 878 | 866 | 481 | 77 | 0 | 181 | 31 | 674 | 304 | 76 | 76 | 320 | 506 | 0 | 674 | 286 | 0 | 295 | 275 |
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