Chicahauk Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me get a read on the charts for Chicahauk. To be totally honest with you, looking over the next couple of weeks, it’s a pretty grim outlook for a paddle. The numbers just aren’t stacking up for anything that’ll get the heart pumping.

The water is sitting at 78°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. Not a dealbreaker, but you’ll feel that slight chill.

We kick off on Friday the 31st of July, and it’s flat. The swell is a tiny 1ft coming from the southeast with a short, weak period of 8 seconds. The combined swell energy is a low 24. That’s just not enough to push anything. The wind is light and cross-offshore in the morning, which would be clean, but there’s simply no power in the water. This pattern of weak, small surf just continues day after day, with energy values barely cracking 40 most days. A real snoozer.

We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions. The first hint of something slightly bigger comes on Sunday the 2nd of August, with the afternoon showing a bump to 3ft from the SSE, and the energy climbs to 100. But the wind is a solid 22 mph cross-off, making it messy and blown out. It’s just not worth it.

The biggest swell of the window shows up on Monday the 3rd of August. Early morning we see 5ft from the SSE, with a moderate combined energy of 214. It’s got some push, but the wind is howling at 25 mph. That’s a fresh breeze, and while it’s cross-off, that much wind will tear the surface up. It’s going to be a rough, choppy mess. At 5ft, it’s getting a bit much for beginners, but not nearly clean enough for anyone else.

The rest of the first week and into the second is a flat, windy wasteland. There’s a brief moment on Thursday the 6th where the morning session is labeled "surfable but very ordinary" with a 2ft swell and light winds, but the energy is only 44. That’s a weak little knee-high wave at best. The same goes for Friday the 7th of August morning with a 3ft swell and 109 energy, but it’s still just messy.

Honestly, the only real standout, and I’m saying this with a heavy heart, is the morning of Monday the 10th of August. The wind goes light cross-off from the west at 9 mph, which will clean things up, and while the swell is still only 2ft, the energy is a flat 54. It’s surfable, but you’ll be really working for a waist-high closeout. For a local summer lull, that’s about as good as it gets from this forecast.

Don’t hold your breath for this stretch. The blank run is pretty normal for this area in a flat spell. It tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change, but for now, leave the shortboard at home and bring the longboard or a kite. With that much wind and those small, weak swells, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Rusty.

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