Surf Forecasts:
Chicahauk surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 8 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, NE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, ENE swell with 248 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s 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 Tuesday (Sep 08) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chicahauk in the next 16 days are 1.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicahauk over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright crew, Rusty here, giving you the lowdown in feet and miles per hour.
It’s a quiet outlook for the next couple of weeks. There’s a long stretch of small, crummy conditions, but a couple of moments might get you out of bed. The best window is a clean, small-wave session, but patience is key.
The water is running a touch warmer than average for the season, at 81°F.
Thursday the 3rd is the first chance, but it’s weak. The morning at Chicahauk has a tiny 2ft swell from the ESE, with a light offshore wind making it clean. The combined energy is a weak 54. It’s surfable, but nothing special.
From Friday the 4th all the way through Saturday the 12th, the swell bottoms out. You’re looking at a 9-day gap with no real options. The wind is all over the shop – cross, on, and messy.
Sunday the 13th is the standout. The morning at Chicahauk is glassy, dead calm. The swell is still small at 2ft from the ESE, but with a 10-second period, it’ll have a little push. The combined energy is still weak at 59, but the clean conditions make it the best pick of the whole forecast. It’s a morning for the longboard or a fun twin fin.
After that, Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th are small and mostly clean, but the energy is low and the period is short on Tuesday. Wednesday the 16th morning has another glassy spell, but it’s still tiny.
The only other pulse of energy shows up on Monday the 7th, with the swell hitting 5ft from the ENE and a moderate combined energy of 161. But the wind is onshore and the period is a quick 6 seconds – that’s a sloppy, short-period windswell. Not worth the hassle.
So, if you’re chasing anything, make it that glassy Sunday morning on the 13th. It’s small but clean, and that’s the best we’ve got.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 9 |
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 kJ | 43 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 120 | 87 | 157 | 100 | 83 | 59 | 32 | 20 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:53AM0.94m | 1:35PM1.24m | 2:00AM0.91m | 2:50PM1.23m | 3:22AM0.92m | 4:03PM1.24m | 4:34AM0.98m | 5:06PM1.27m | 5:38AM1.06m | 6:05PM1.29m | 6:37AM1.16m | 6:59PM1.30m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.34m | 7:08AM0.21m | 8:26PM0.35m | 8:14AM0.25m | 9:38PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.24m | 10:41PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.21m | 11:41PM0.21m | 11:41AM0.17m | 00:37AM0.12m | 12:45PM0.11m | 1:24AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 43 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 157 | 100 | 83 | 59 | 32 | 20 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | — | 18 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | S 5 | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 5 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | N 4 | S 5 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 120 | 87 | 15 | — | 18 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 91 | 624 | 857 | 594 | 61 | 2227 | 100 | 831 | 594 | 275 | 261 | 275 | 77 | 0 | 203 | 22 | 15 | 295 | 837 |
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