Surf Forecasts:
Chicahauk surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, ENE swell with 44 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 14 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 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 Friday (Aug 14) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s is also forecast. 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 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicahauk over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a coffee and listen up. Rusty here.
To be straight with you, this stretch for Chicahauk (sandbar) is looking like a flat spell for the vast majority of the next 16 days. There’s a long, quiet gap ahead. The first week and a half is essentially a write-off. From now through until about Tuesday the 19th of August, it’s a total bust – tiny dribbles, messy wind, and just poor conditions. We’re talking a solid 10-day gap with nothing worth paddling out for.
The combined wave energy is weak throughout this period, sitting mostly in the double digits (21 to 70), which tells you all you need to know.
Then things start to look a little more promising for the second week. The standout window, and the only real time to get excited, is the morning of Wednesday the 19th of August. We finally see a pulse of energy arrive with a combined swell energy reading of 178 – moderate energy. The swell will be a touch under 3 feet (2 ft) from the east, with a decent 12-second period. That long period means there’s some proper shape and push behind it, but at a beach/sandbar setup like Chicahauk, it might break a bit straight. The key here is the wind: a clean offshore from the WSW at 9 mph. That will keep the surface glassy and make for some clean, albeit small, lines. This is the pick of the bunch, no doubt. There’s also a slight chance on Thursday the 20th of August morning with a light cross-offshore breeze and a small 2 ft swell, but it’s not as consistent.
After that, we drift back into small, wind-affected slop through to the end of the month. The morning of Monday the 24th of August has a whisper of clean surf (1 ft, 12s period) with a light offshore, but it’s really for the longboard or the foamie.
So, in short: don’t hold your breath for the first ten days. If you’ve got to get wet, pencil in the morning of Wednesday the 19th of August for the cleanest, most hopeful surf of the whole forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
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 kJ | 17 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 44 | 32 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | off | cross | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:13PM1.27m | 5:43AM0.95m | 6:16PM1.31m | 6:47AM1.03m | 7:14PM1.33m | 7:43AM1.11m | 8:04PM1.33m | 8:33AM1.17m | 8:50PM1.30m | 9:21AM1.21m | 9:36PM1.23m | 10:09AM1.22m | 10:22PM1.15m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.11m | 11:44AM0.03m | 00:56AM0.02m | 12:50PM-0.02m | 1:47AM-0.06m | 1:47PM-0.06m | 2:31AM-0.10m | 2:38PM-0.06m | 3:13AM-0.10m | 3:29PM-0.01m | 3:56AM-0.06m | 4:22PM0.07m | 4:40AM0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | N 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 11 | S 5 | E 10 | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 14 | E 7 | E 13 | E 7 | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | NW 2 | — | SSW 2 | NW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | W 3 | N 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 32 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 439 | 417 | 251 | 1412 | 203 | 61 | 468 | 397 | 1187 | 837 | 395 | 183 | 1404 | 100 | 61 | 2837 | 100 | 181 | 690 | 397 |
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