Surf Forecasts:
Chicahauk surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period, NE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, ENE swell with 229 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chicahauk in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicahauk over the next 16 days.
Alright, I’ll level with you. It’s a tough go for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a proper dry spell with no real swell for days on end. From now all the way through to the morning of Wednesday, July 15th, the surf is either flat or just junk – over a week of nothing to ride.
On Wednesday, July 15th, we finally get a sniff of something at Chicahauk. The morning brings a clean offshore breeze from the WSW at 12 mph, scrubbing the surface nice and glassy. But the swell is pathetic – just 2ft out of the east, with a short, weak period of 7 seconds (combined wave energy sits at a low 60). The report says it’s “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” For a sandbar that only breaks fairly consistently and can get crowded, this is a bare-bones session. You’ll be on a log, hunting for two-foot dribblers.
After that, it’s back to nothing. The rest of the forecast shows even smaller surf, and while a few mornings around July 19th and 24th have clean offshore wind, the swell is a joke – 0.6ft to 2ft. Not worth the wetsuit. No standout swell or big groundswell energy here. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 81°, but it doesn’t help the lack of waves.
There’s one barely-rideable window, and it’s nothing to get excited about.
Hang tight, mate. The desert doesn’t last forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
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 kJ | 28 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 100 | 118 | 229 | 198 | 152 | 150 | 100 | 63 | 38 | 26 | 16 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | on |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.15m | 3:43AM0.82m | 4:24PM1.22m | 4:47AM0.84m | 5:25PM1.27m | 5:52AM0.88m | 6:27PM1.32m | 6:57AM0.94m | 7:25PM1.35m | 7:55AM1.00m | 8:18PM1.35m | 8:49AM1.05m | 9:09PM1.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.00m | 10:01PM0.15m | 9:49AM-0.02m | 11:04PM0.08m | 10:49AM-0.05m | 00:09AM0.00m | 11:52AM-0.09m | 1:11AM-0.09m | 12:57PM-0.14m | 2:03AM-0.16m | 1:55PM-0.17m | 2:51AM-0.20m | 2:49PM-0.16m | 3:40AM-0.19m | |||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 150 | 100 | 63 | 38 | 26 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 3 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | 100 | 118 | 229 | 198 | 152 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 82 | 0 | 61 | 240 | 417 | 61 | 1403 | 240 | 197 | 179 | 181 | 321 | 183 | 181 | 119 | 2389 | 31 | 0 | 398 | 594 |
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