Surf Forecasts:
Chicahauk surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, ESE swell with 75 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chicahauk in the next 16 days are 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2PM. 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 Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicahauk over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the line for Chicahauk. I won’t sugarcoat it; we’ve got a long, dry spell ahead before anything really gets going.
The water is running warm, about 84° right now, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year at Chicahauk – you won't need a thick wetsuit, that's for sure.
The first proper opportunity we see doesn't show up until Saturday morning, the 22nd of August, and even then it's a bit of a tease. You'll find a small 1ft ESE swell, clean with a light offshore wind from the SW, but it’s only just surfable. The energy is weak at a combined 42. It’s better than nothing, but don't expect much.
From there, we hit a real flat spell. There’s a tiny bump Sunday afternoon the 23rd with a 3ft S swell, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the conditions are ordinary. After that, the data shows a gap of poor surf and ordinary conditions all the way through to the end of August and into the first days of September. Honestly, it’s a tough stretch.
The real standout – and the only one worth getting excited about – arrives on Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. The forecast shows a solid 7ft NE groundswell pushing in. Now, 7ft is a solid size, but with a short period of 7 seconds, it’s going to be a bit crumbly and less powerful than the height suggests. The combined energy is a strong 418, so there's plenty of water moving. The kicker here is the wind: glassy conditions, dead calm. That’s a rare treat and will make for some clean, lined-up waves at this exposed sandbar. This one is for the experienced crew, though – that size and the strong energy will be too much for beginners.
After that, the wind gets messy again Thursday and Friday, chopping up what could have been a good run of swell. The waves hang around at around 7ft to 4ft ENE for a couple days, but the cross and side-onshore winds will make it lumpy and hard to read.
In short: don't bother packing the boards for the next week and a half unless you’re desperate for a paddle. The only date to circle on the calendar is the morning of the 2nd of September for that glassy, solid NE swell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 13 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 73 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 47 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:09PM1.05m | 2:22AM0.78m | 3:15PM1.04m | 3:36AM0.78m | 4:11PM1.05m | 4:33AM0.80m | 5:00PM1.07m | 5:24AM0.84m | 5:47PM1.11m | 6:14AM0.90m | 6:32PM1.15m | 6:57AM0.96m | 7:12PM1.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.46m | 8:31AM0.41m | 9:57PM0.47m | 9:29AM0.43m | 10:47PM0.45m | 10:22AM0.42m | 11:36PM0.41m | 11:13AM0.39m | 00:23AM0.34m | 12:05PM0.34m | 1:02AM0.27m | 12:53PM0.28m | 1:35AM0.19m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NNE 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 47 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 8 | E 15 | E 7 | E 13 | NNE 5 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 15 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | — | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | — | S 6 | WSW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | ESE 2 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 9 | — | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | 73 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 857 | 78 | 1269 | 2389 | 251 | 0 | 203 | 93 | 203 | 0 | 61 | 100 | 100 | 417 | 443 | 624 | 78 | 179 | 179 | 323 |
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