Delray Beach surfForecast / Florida – South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 EDT
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Delray Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Delray Beach sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Delray Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Delray Beach at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Delray Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
101
101
100
116
143
148
130
108
89
80
65
62
73
64
42
50
20
23
22
24
33
32
32
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:02AM0.89m
10:47PM0.97m
10:56AM0.88m
11:40PM0.94m
11:51AM0.86m
00:35AM0.91m
Low Tide
4:17PM-0.21m
4:51AM-0.00m
5:12PM-0.17m
5:48AM0.02m
6:11PM-0.12m
6:49AM0.04m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:01
8:02
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
NE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
NE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
7
7
3
7
21
14
13
4
13
4
8
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.2
S
5
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
5
2
3
1
3
2
2
3
7
14
7
13
13
4
8
2
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
5
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
S
6
0.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
7
7
7
7
2
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
Energy kJ
97
101
101
100
116
143
148
130
108
89
80
65
62
73
64
42
50
20
23
22
24
33
32
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1068
1754
1733
1591
1358
853
870
769
772
772
1591
1197
928
870
393
424
772
1152
803
1197
870
257
152
257
Best forecast wave conditions in South Florida
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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