Surf Forecasts:
Chicahauk surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, SSE swell with 277 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s 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 Monday (Jul 27) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. 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 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicahauk over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – for the next couple of weeks, Chicahauk is lookin' pretty flat and wonky. We've got a long stretch of nothin' much to get excited about, so temper your expectations.
Gonna be a tough run for the foreseeable. The water’s sittin' around 80°F, which is about bang on average for this time of year, so at least it'll be warm while you're waiting.
The first glimmer of anything surfable doesn't pop up until Wednesday morning, July 29th. We're talkin' tiny 2ft of swell out of the SE with a short, weak 7-second period. The energy is barely there and it's small and weak – "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" is about the best we can say. There is a light WNW breeze making things clean, but it's a fin and a prayer session at best.
After that, it's back to small, choppy, and cross-onshore junk for days. We get a tiny blip on Saturday morning, August 1st. Another 2ft SE swell, still short-period at 7 seconds. The kicker here is glassy conditions – a major positive. It'll be dead calm, but the waves are tiny and weak. It'll be a great morning for a longboard or a SUP paddle, but not much for a proper surf.
Then, on Sunday afternoon, August 2nd, the swell actually pushes up a touch to 3-4ft from the SE. The period ticks up to 8 seconds, and the energy picks up – that's moderate, which is the best we see in this whole outlook. The wind is a moderate cross-offshore breeze from the S, so it will be clean. For this spot, that's the standout of the whole 16 days. It's small, but it's the best of a bad bunch.
After that, there's maybe a touch more size on Monday afternoon, August 3rd, with 4-5ft of SSE swell, but the 12 mph cross-shore wind turns it into a bumpy mess, so don't get your hopes up. After that, it's back to dribble for the rest of the run.
Honestly, if the swell doesn't line up better than this, a lot of these days with onshore wind and weak, short-period waves are going to look more interesting for the kite crew than paddle surfing.
If you're desperate, pencil in Sunday afternoon, August 2nd. It's not a classic, but it's the only window with a bit of energy and clean conditions. The rest is a write-off. Keep an eye on it, but don't hold your breath.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | N 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 120 | 71 | 26 | 38 | 46 | 69 | 116 | 96 | 77 | 42 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:35PM1.05m | 5:58AM0.77m | 6:22PM1.08m | 6:47AM0.81m | 7:04PM1.11m | 7:29AM0.85m | 7:42PM1.14m | 8:06AM0.90m | 8:17PM1.15m | 8:41AM0.94m | 8:52PM1.15m | 9:18AM0.97m | 9:28PM1.12m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.29m | 11:44AM0.27m | 1:04AM0.23m | 12:35PM0.24m | 1:40AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.20m | 2:11AM0.12m | 1:57PM0.17m | 2:41AM0.08m | 2:34PM0.16m | 3:12AM0.05m | 3:13PM0.16m | 3:47AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 34 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 16 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 120 | 71 | 25 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 116 | 96 | 77 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 3 | — | 41 | 22 | 24 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NE 6 | WSW 3 | N 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 69 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 95 | 76 | 179 | 1070 | 0 | 1187 | 1187 | 466 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 0 | 203 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 183 | 674 |
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