Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Latitude: 36° 6.903' N |
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Exactly one mile north of the Kitty Hawk Pier. DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?OK Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Alternative name West Chik
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyRegular
TypeSand-bar
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerPowerful, Fun
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Good swell directionSouthEast, East, NorthEast
Good wind directionWest, SouthWest
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
Week crowdCrowded
Week-end crowdFew surfers
- Rips / undertow
- Localism
- Sharks
When its big bring an extra board. It gets real heavy. Dont mess with the locals. Hit as many tourist as possible.
Atmosphere
All types of different waves. There are barrels, lefts, rights, and crumbling giants. Any fun wave you could imagine.
General
I love the spot. Its got a killer wave.
Author: Anonymous Contributors (2)
By Anonymous , 07-09-2006
not too crowded - only the beach itself is crowded, when you paddle out there will only be a few local kids
By BL , 07-09-2006
Chickahawk is sick - Yeah, I live about a mile away from Chickahawk acsess. When there is enough swell the waves get huge and break way out. It will sometimes be hollow and dumping and sometime crumbling and easy. All in all Chickahawk is a sick spot if you can get there.
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By Anonymous , 20-07-2007
truth about chicahauk access - i live on spindrift in chicahauk and go there every day the real deal is that the waves arent verry good only get to about head high glassy and breaking off shore on good days but usually its blown out with no sand bar and the waves are just breaking on shore and the beach is usually packed with tourists who walk across the duck road from their rental houses but once you get at there is usually just me and some other locals