Chicahauk Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s talk about what’s on the cards for Chicahauk over the next 16 days.

Look, I’ll be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, dry run with barely a whisper of real swell. The overall pattern is flat and uninspiring, with a whole lot of small, weak, and messy conditions. The combined wave energy barely breaks into double figures for most of it, sitting around 30 to 40 (weak energy), and only occasionally pushing up to little 70s and 70s (still weak energy). It’s a frustrating start.

We kick off from Tuesday the 28th of July with nothing to write home about. The swell is tiny, around 1ft from the ESE, and the wind is a cross-off from the South, but the surf is just too small and weak. The water is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 77°F.

Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th are similar – small, weak swells (2ft to 2ft) with messy cross and cross-onshore winds. Forget it.

Friday the 31st through to Sunday the 2nd of August are more of the same story. The swell height tries to nudge up to 2ft on the 2nd, but it’s from the SE with a short period of 7 seconds, and the wind is either cross or cross-off. It’s still poor surf.

Now, after a week of nothing, we finally get a small glimmer. Monday the 3rd of August is the only day that even gets a mention as “surfable”. The swell is still only 3ft from the SE with a short 7-second period, but we get a clean offshore wind from the SW in the morning. That’s the key. The combined energy is 60 (still weak), but for a sandbar break like Chicahauk, that clean face is everything. It’s not going to be pumping, but it’ll be the best of a bad bunch.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. From Tuesday the 4th of August right through to Wednesday the 12th of August, the swell is consistently under 2ft, mostly 1ft or less. The wind is messy, often onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy is pathetic (mostly 20-30 range). There’s a brief moment on the 9th of August where the period stretches to 10 seconds and the energy hits 73, but the wind is a messy cross-onshore, ruining it.

We do get a couple of glassy mornings – like Saturday the 8th of August with the wind going glassy from the South, and the 11th of August with a clean offshore. But the swell is just too small (0.7ft to 1ft) to do anything with. It’s a tease.

So, if you’re desperate, Monday the 3rd of August morning is your only real shot. Get on it at dawn for the cleanest conditions. The rest of the outlook is a write-off. This is one of those spells where the forecast can change, but right now, it’s looking pretty grim for Chicahauk.

Rusty.

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