Chicahauk Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. Chicahauk is a sandbar setup and it's exposed to the east, which is a decent direction for this area. The water's sitting about 82° with a touch warmer than normal anomaly, so a steamy session for this time of year.

Right now, into Wednesday the 26th, there's really nothing doing. The swell is tiny, around 1ft to 2ft from the ESE and E, with a short period between 8 and 9 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (30-55). The wind is cross-shore and lumpy, making it a write-off. Thursday 27th and Friday 28th offer a glimmer of hope with some clean conditions, but the swell is still way too small to get excited about—just ordinary, waist-high dribble at best. The weekend of the 29th and 30th is a total write-off with cross-onshore winds and even smaller surf.

We've got a gap of poor and tiny surf until the start of September. On Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st, there's a clean offshore wind, but the swell is still flat at 1ft and the energy is next to nothing (22-34). Not worth paddling out.

Now, looking into the first week of September, there's a bit of a pulse. Wednesday the 2nd morning sees a jump in period to 11 seconds with a moderate offshore wind and 2ft swell from the ESE. The combined energy climbs to 95, which is still on the lower side of moderate, but it's the most promising window so far. The afternoon has a bit more size (2ft) and 117 energy, but the wind goes cross-off, so it's cleaner. This is about as good as it gets for the first week.

The second week starts to look more interesting but also more messy. From the 4th to the 6th of September, the swell picks up to 3ft-4ft from the NE and ENE, with combined energy climbing into the 180-240 range (moderate). But the wind is onshore and strong, with gusts up to 25-28 mph, making it unsurfable for a paddle—this setup would be more interesting for kite surfing than a traditional surf. The period is short (6-9 seconds), so it's windswell and messy.

The best bet in the whole 16-day window looks to be the morning of Tuesday the 8th of September. There's a 3ft swell from the ENE with a period of 11 seconds, and a fresh offshore wind from the SW. The combined energy is 273, which is solid moderate. This is the cleanest, most powerful window. The swell direction is east-northeast, which works well for this exposed east-facing sandbar. The period is long enough to have some push, but it won't be too fat. Keep in mind, this is a long-range call, so it's promising but less certain.

The standout session is undoubtedly the morning of Tuesday the 8th. That's the one to pencil in. The rest of the 16 days is mostly marginal or blown out, with a few moments of clean but tiny surf. Don't get your hopes up too high for the rest of it.

Rusty

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