Chicahauk Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Chicahauk over the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with you—this forecast is a bit of a tough one for the surfers, with a long stretch of underwhelming conditions before a couple of small windows appear.

Right off the bat, the water temp is reading about 77°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. The immediate outlook is pretty grim. From Wednesday afternoon the 29th of July all the way through to Saturday the 8th of August, there's basically nothing worth paddling out for daily, with extremely weak combined swell energy (often under 100) and poor surf conditions dominating. There's a run of flat, small, and choppy days, with mostly cross or cross-onshore winds and low-period swell around 7 to 9 seconds. It's a real bummer—over a week with clean conditions maybe only popping up here and there, but the waves themselves are just too small and weak to do anything with. This is a proper gap.

Finally, around Sunday the 9th of August, we start to see a tiny flicker. The morning of the 9th brings a light offshore from the SW at 9 mph, with a 2ft swell from the SE (6-second period) and moderate wave energy (48). It's clean, but the swell is gutless. That theme continues for the next few days, with some offshore and even glassy conditions on the 12th, where the swell period finally stretches to 11 seconds from the ENE (moderate energy at 53). That's a small, clean, long-period wave, but it's tiny and inconsistent—maybe a fun one for a longboard if you're desperate, but not a standout.

Honestly, the best on offer in this whole 16-day window is the morning of Friday the 7th of August (which is already within the poor run). It's the only time we see decent combined swell energy (87) with a 3ft SE swell, a short 8-second period, and a clean offshore wind from the WSW. The wave comment says it's "surfable but very ordinary," so don't expect much, but if you have to get wet, that's the pick of a very average bunch. Chicahauk is a consistent break but the swell just isn't cooperating for most of this period.

So there you have it—a long quiet spell and only a couple of very small, clean windows to scratch an itch. The forecasts could change, but for now, I'd keep the board in the car for those light offshore moments and wait for something better. Rusty.

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