Chicahauk Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the Outer Banks.

Honestly, I’m scratching my head a bit. The next 16 days look like a flat spell for Chicahauk, with not a single window that gets the heart pumping. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak waves, nothing pushing above 3 ft, and most days you’ll be lucky to find a knee-high dribbler. The combined swell energy is barely a whisper, sitting at a paltry 231 (moderate) at best on Monday afternoon of the 3rd, but it quickly drops into the double digits and stays there. It’s one of those runs where you’d be better off tuning the fins on your longboard than paddling out.

The only faint glimmer is on Saturday morning, the 8th of August. We get a 2 ft swell from the ESE, with a period of 8 seconds, and a moderate offshore wind from the SW. It’s technically surfable, but the conditions are very ordinary. The water temp is about 80°, which is bang on average for the time of year, so no need for a steamer, but you won’t need much rubber anyway.

The week after that is a total write-off. From the 9th right through to the 18th of August, we’re looking at swell heights below 2 ft, and the energy numbers are just sad, mostly in the teens. The wind does offer a few moments of reprieve, with a glassy patch on the morning of Thursday, the 13th of August, and again on the afternoon of Sunday, the 16th, but with a 1 ft and 3 ft swell from the NNE respectively, it’s a lake, not an ocean. A few days have a cross-off or offshore wind, which is a silver lining, but there’s simply no swell to work with. It’s a frustrating, drawn-out gap with nothing to recommend.

So, for the next two weeks, the best advice is to keep your board in the car and your eyes on the forecast. Runs like this are part of the deal here, but it never stays poor for good.

Rusty.

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