Southern Shores · Dare County · North Carolina
Chicahauk Surf Report & Forecast, Southern Shores, NC
Chicahauk, Southern Shores, North Carolina: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 11 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 2.0 ft at 11 seconds from the east, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the north. Water is about 67°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.8 ft at 1:07 am.
3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 2.0 ft · 11 s · Eplus 1.2 ft · 5 s · NNE
- Wind
- 8 mph (N)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.6 ft fallinglow 0.8 ft at 1:07 am
- Water
- 67°F3/2
- Air
- 62°Ffeels like 52°F
- Sun
- rise 6:33 amset 5 pm
Chicahauk surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Chicahauk: 9 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Chicahauk: 8 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (W), gusts 25 | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 4.2 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 3.6 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 2.8 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 1.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 1.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 22 | 1.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 2.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 3.8 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 11 | 4.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 16 | 3.3 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 18 | 2.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (SSW), gusts 17 | 1.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (SW), gusts 16 | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 18 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 1.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 2.0 ft |
Chicahauk waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 pm, sets at Chicahauk arrive about every minute with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 3.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 7 s
- Lulls
- about 48 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 23% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Chicahauk surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Chicahauk: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 3–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Chicahauk are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.4 ft · 11 s · E | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 10 s · E | calm | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 10 s · E | 7 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 12 | 7 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 12 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 9 s · E | 12 mph offshore (SW), gusts 19 | 16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 26 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 5 s · NNE | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 28 | 18 mph offshore (W), gusts 27 | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 5 s · NNE | 22 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 31 | 24 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 35 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 6 s · NNE | 19 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 28 | 17 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 26 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.7 ft · 5 s · NNE | 15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 23 | 12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 19 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph cross-shore (N) | 18 mph cross-shore (N) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2 ft | Poor | — | 19 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 19 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Chicahauk are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Chicahauk tide chart and tide times
Tides at Chicahauk today, Monday, Nov 9: high 4.4 ft at 6:57 am, low 0.7 ft at 1:29 pm and high 3.3 ft at 7:16 pm. At 11 pm the tide is 1.6 ft and falling.
Chicahauk tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 4.4 ft at 6:57 amLow 0.7 ft at 1:29 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 7:16 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.8 ft at 1:07 amHigh 4.3 ft at 7:38 amLow 0.9 ft at 2:12 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 7:55 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.9 ft at 1:46 amHigh 4.3 ft at 8:17 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:45 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 8:32 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.3 ft at 2:22 amHigh 4.6 ft at 8:56 amLow 1.5 ft at 3:28 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 9:13 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.6 ft at 3:06 amHigh 4.6 ft at 9:35 amLow 1.7 ft at 4:14 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:54 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.6 ft at 3:54 amHigh 4.2 ft at 10:16 amLow 1.4 ft at 5:05 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 10:53 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.7 ft at 4:35 amHigh 4.2 ft at 11:06 amLow 1.6 ft at 5:49 pmHigh 3.3 ft at 11:36 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.7 ft at 5:36 amHigh 3.9 ft at 11:55 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:35 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.3 ft at 12:35 amLow 1.7 ft at 6:30 amHigh 3.8 ft at 12:46 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Chicahauk water temperature
The water temperature at Chicahauk is about 67°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 52°F and an 8 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 69°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Chicahauk
- Kitty Hawk Pier1.2 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Southern Duck3.1 mi NNW · 3 ft · Fair
- Laundromats3.8 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Duck Research Pier4.7 mi NNW · 3 ft · Poor to Fair
- Avalon Pier5.7 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- First Street6.8 mi SSE · 3–4 ft · Fair
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About Chicahauk
Chicahauk is a beach break in Southern Shores, Dare County, North Carolina, facing east-northeast.
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