Chicahauk Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming our way for Chicahauk over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty flat and frustrating run. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak junk. The first real chance of anything rideable comes on the morning of Thursday, August 27th, but it’s nothing to get excited about. After that, there are days and days of poor surf with barely a pulse. You’re going to be looking at a big gap of nearly a week with no decent options until we see a bit of push early in the second week.

The water temp at Chicahauk is sitting at 82°, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Let’s run through it. The best on offer—and I use that term loosely—is the Thursday morning of August 27th. Swell is a measly 2ft from the east with a short 9-second period. The combined energy is weak (56), but there’s a light cross-off wind from the SW, keeping it clean. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. If you’re desperate, you could get a wet session in.

Friday morning, August 28th, offers a similar picture: 2ft from the east, but this time with a gentle offshore wind from the SW. Clean faces, but again, tiny and weak energy (51). Not worth a special trip.

Now, into the first week of September, we get a slight bump. The morning of Wednesday, September 2nd sees the swell nudge up to 2ft from the ESE with a longer period of 11 seconds. Energy is still low (91), but that longer period might give the little waves a bit more shape. Light cross-off wind from the WNW keeps it clean. It's still small, but probably the best wave shape you’ll see in this whole outlook.

Then, around Friday, September 5th, the swell tries to kick up. We get 4ft from the ENE with a 10-second period and moderate energy (238). However, the wind is straight onshore from the ENE at 9 mph. This is going to be messy and choppy. It’s surfable for a strong intermediate, but the quality is shot.

Honestly, for the beach and sandbar setup at Chicahauk, with the onshore wind and that moderate swell, this setup might honestly be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. That’s the reality.

Beyond that, there are a few mornings with clean conditions and glassy water, like Tuesday afternoon, September 1st, but with only 1ft of swell on a 7-second period, there’s just nothing to push a surfer around.

In short, it’s a lean period. A few tiny, clean windows on the 27th, 28th, and 2nd of September are where you’ll want to be if you’ve got a longboard and a lot of patience. The little pulse on the 5th is bigger but blown out. Conditions should improve at some point—it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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