Surf Forecasts:
Chicahauk surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, S swell with 287 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE 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 Sunday (Jul 19) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Chicahauk in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
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’s cookin’ for Chicahauk over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a solid run of flat, tiny, and messy conditions. The first real whisper of a wave doesn’t even show up until Wednesday morning, July 29th, so we’ve got a long, quiet gap of about twelve days before anything worth paddling out for shows its face.
That first window on the 29th is a tease. We’re talking about small, knee-high swell at 2ft from the SSE, with a weak energy reading of just 61. The wind is offshore from the WSW though, so it’ll be clean. Wind is a moderate offshore, so it’s rideable but very ordinary. It’s not worth getting too excited about, but it’s the only surfable moment in the whole window.
The rest of the forecast is a bit of a write-off. There’s a pulse of windswell kicking up around the 23rd and 24th of July, with swell heights touching 6ft from the NNE and ENE, pushing the energy up to 436 (moderate wave energy). But the wind is a fresh cross-onshore, making it lumpy as hell. That setup at the beach looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The period is super short at 6 to 7 seconds, so it’s just a messy, bumpy wall of water.
The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing wild there. The only real positive is that on the 29th, you might get a few clean, crumbly rollers if you’ve got a log. But don’t expect much.
Rusty signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 |
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 kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 176 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 30 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.25m | 10:37AM1.10m | 10:51PM1.16m | 11:30AM1.11m | 11:39PM1.06m | 12:19PM1.10m | 00:25AM0.96m | 1:08PM1.08m | 1:11AM0.86m | 2:04PM1.05m | 2:07AM0.78m | 3:05PM1.04m | 3:15AM0.74m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM-0.16m | 4:44PM-0.02m | 5:20AM-0.11m | 5:44PM0.07m | 6:06AM-0.04m | 6:42PM0.16m | 6:51AM0.04m | 7:41PM0.24m | 7:36AM0.12m | 8:45PM0.30m | 8:25AM0.20m | 9:44PM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 52 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | E 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 59 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 52 | 30 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 3 | E 14 | N 4 | NNE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | E 9 | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | W 5 | — | E 12 | — | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | SE 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | S 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | WSW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 73 | 16 | 176 | 3 | 45 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 57 | 70 | 181 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1269 | 1277 | 1269 | 1072 | 1277 | 878 | 240 | 77 | 354 | 0 | 87 | 674 | 521 | 878 | 879 | 823 | 77 | 31 | 87 |
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