Chicahauk Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks at Chicahauk are a tough watch for any surfer. There’s very little on offer that’s worth paddling out for, so we’re talking a long stretch of flat to messy conditions. The water’s sitting at about 79° which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

Starting off Saturday the 12th of September, it’s flat – 1ft of ESE swell with a weak combined energy of just 39, and a light cross-shore breeze that’s not doing anything special. Poor surf conditions, don’t bother. Sunday the 13th shows a tiny improvement: 2ft from the ESE, period of 10 seconds, combined energy still low at 55, but the wind swings offshore from the WSW in the morning. It’s clean but the waves are ordinary at best. That’s about as good as it gets for the first week.

Monday the 14th through to the end of the week sees onshore winds and building but messy swell. On the 14th afternoon we get 5ft from the NNE but it’s a short 5-second period and strong cross-onshore winds at 25 mph – total chop, no shape. Tuesday the 15th pumps up to 6ft from the ENE with moderate combined energy (376), but again, cross-onshore winds and lumpy conditions. Not surfable. Wednesday and Thursday stay in that same ugly pattern. Friday the 18th morning brings a tiny 2ft from the ENE with a light cross-offshore breeze, but it’s just ordinary.

The following week stays grim. Saturday the 19th drops right back to 1.0ft from the east with a very long 12-second period – but onshore wind and weak energy (35). Sunday the 20th has 1ft from the ESE, period 11 seconds, but onshore winds and no quality. The swell is small and messy.

Now, there is one thing that pops up late in the run. Wednesday the 23rd of September: 8ft from the NE in the morning, combined energy of 924, period 8 seconds, with offshore WSW winds at 16 mph – clean. The afternoon pushes to 10ft from the NE, combined energy 1711, and cross-offshore wind. That’s solid, but that swell is big. For most surfers that’s expert territory, and the period is short so it’ll be a bit lumpy and less organised. It’s the biggest swell of the whole forecast, but don’t get too excited – the following days on the 24th and 25th get smashed by 13ft NE swells with strong onshore winds, so it’s blown out and messy.

Honestly, the standout here is Wednesday the 23rd morning: offshore wind, big swell, but only for experienced surfers. If you’re not in that crew, there’s nothing else worth chasing. The rest is either flat, choppy, or too messy. For kite surfers, there’s plenty of wind and swell from the 14th onward at this exposed sandbar – that might be more interesting than paddle surfing. But for us wave riders, it’s a quiet stretch. Keep an eye on the forecasts – things can change.

Rusty.

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