Chicahauk Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for the Outer Banks. We’re looking at a pretty quiet stretch ahead. The data shows a long run of weak, short-period, and mostly cross-offshore wind-affected swell. The water temp is sitting at 79°, which is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

The first real opportunity comes on Wednesday, August 5th. We’ve got a small pulse of swell rolling in during the afternoon. At Chicahauk, a sandbar spot exposed to the east, we’re looking at a 3 ft swell coming from the SSE with a period of just 6 seconds. The combined energy is weak (85). It’s surfable but very ordinary. A gentle breeze from the SW is keeping the surface clean, but the short period and small size mean you’ll be hunting for a wave. This is the best on offer for the first week, but it’s a far cry from a standout.

The rest of the first week into the second week is pretty grim. From Thursday August 6th all the way through Saturday August 16th, we’re looking at a long gap of poor surf conditions. The swell heights rarely get above 3 ft, periods stay short, and the winds are mostly cross-off or cross-shore. There’s a brief moment on Monday, August 17th where the morning shows a 3 ft swell from the NNE with a period of 4 seconds (weak energy at 43), but the wind is a gentle offshore from the SW, keeping it clean. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s not a session to get excited about, but it’s the only other window that’s not a total write-off.

Honestly, for the next 16 days, there’s no standout swell. The best you can hope for is a small, clean window on the 5th and the 17th. The combined wave energy is almost always in the double digits, meaning weak to very weak. The short periods (4 to 8 seconds) mean the waves will be crumbly and lack punch. For a real session, you’ll need to wait for a better forecast.

Stay tuned, and remember, it tends not to stay this flat forever.

Rusty.

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