Surf Forecasts:
Chicahauk surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period, ENE swell with 405 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chicahauk in the next 16 days are 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Chicahauk over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for us at Chicahauk. To be straight with you, it's a bit of a slow burner. We're looking at a long stretch of small, messy conditions before any real pulse of energy shows up.
The first week is pretty grim for getting a wave. We kick off on Thursday the 3rd with a tiny 2ft ESE swell, but it's just not coming together. The wind is all over the place, and the wave energy is weak (54). It's technically surfable, but you'd be scratching for a ride. Friday and Saturday are worse, with heights dropping right down into the dirt – 1ft and 0.7ft – and the combined energy levels are pathetic (29, 11). You'd be better off staying in bed.
This quiet spell rolls right on through to the middle of the following week. There are days of northerly winds messing up the surface and the swell just doesn't have any heart. A bit of a bump shows up on Sunday the 7th with 7ft from the ENE, but it's a wind-affected mess with cross-onshore winds and a combined energy of 412. That's a lot of water moving, but the quality is trash. This pattern, with poor winds and ordinary conditions, stretches out, leaving us with almost nothing to recommend for over a week.
Now, let's talk about the only real glimmer in this whole forecast. It arrives on Sunday the 13th of September. The morning looks promising with a clean 2ft from the ESE. Things get more interesting in the afternoon, though. We see a pulse of 4ft from the ENE with a moderate wave energy of 120. The winds turn light and clean, coming cross-off from the south. That's the best we're going to get. It won't be firing, but it'll be the most rideable session in this entire outlook.
Looking further out, Monday the 14th has a morning with a moderate offshore wind and a 3ft E swell (energy of 117), which is not terrible, but the consistency is still questionable. After that, we're back into a cycle of onshore and cross-onshore winds with lumpy, choppy surf through to the end of the period on Friday the 18th. If you're a beginner, keep an eye on the bigger days like the 7th and the 16th-17th – the swell gets over 5ft, and the conditions are not friendly. The 2ft to 4ft window on the 13th and 14th is your safest bet for a splash.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
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 kJ | 65 | 45 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 405 | 256 | 287 | 223 | 200 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59PM0.99m | 12:35PM1.26m | 00:53AM0.94m | 1:35PM1.24m | 2:00AM0.91m | 2:50PM1.23m | 3:22AM0.92m | 4:03PM1.24m | 4:34AM0.98m | 5:06PM1.27m | 5:38AM1.06m | 6:05PM1.29m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.17m | 7:17PM0.34m | 7:08AM0.21m | 8:26PM0.35m | 8:14AM0.25m | 9:38PM0.33m | 9:27AM0.24m | 10:41PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.21m | 11:41PM0.21m | 11:41AM0.17m | 00:37AM0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 7:29 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 30 | — | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 45 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 287 | 223 | 200 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | — | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | NE 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | W 4 | N 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 12 | — | 9 | 6 | 61 | 405 | 256 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 240 | 68 | 304 | 857 | 181 | 61 | 1282 | 181 | 831 | 524 | 321 | 344 | 110 | 76 | 110 | 440 | 5 |
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