Delray Public Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let me be straight with you: right now, looking at the entire 16-day run, things are flat. There’s no real surf to get excited about. The first couple of weeks of August are looking like a complete write-off for a proper wave. We’re talking tiny little dribbles, and the conditions are mostly messy or just too weak to bother. It’s one of those stretches where you might as well save the wax and do something else.

Kicking off on Saturday the 25th of July at Delray Public Beach, we’ve got a tiny 1 ft NE windswell with a short 8-second period. The combined swell energy is a measly 27 – just weak. The wind is onshore from the SE at 6 mph, making for poor, choppy surf. That sets the tone for the whole weekend. Sunday the 26th is even smaller at 0.7 ft, and while the morning is clean with a cross-offshore breeze, there’s just no power behind it. The energy drops to 11. Monday the 27th through Tuesday the 28th is more of the same – knee-high slop at best, with the odd risk of thunderstorms. Don’t bother paddling out.

We roll into Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th, and it’s still a bust. The swell height stays below 2 ft, and while we get some clean, offshore wind conditions on the Thursday afternoon (WNW at 16 mph), the swell is only 2 ft from the S with a pathetic 4-second period and energy of just 12. It’s a glassy lake out there, not a surf break. The first week of August is no better. From the 1st to the 3rd, we’re stuck with 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft waves. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.

There’s a tiny flicker of hope on the morning of Tuesday the 4th of August and again on Wednesday the 5th, with glassy conditions and 2 ft to 2 ft of ESE swell. The period is still super short at 4 seconds, and the energy is weak (20-21). A longboarder might get a trim, but it’s not surfable for anyone looking for a genuine ride. By the 7th of August (Friday), the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the ESE with a 5-second period and the energy hits 40, but it’s onshore wind, so it’s just bumpy and weak.

What you need to understand is that this is a stretch of poor surf conditions across the board. The finder gives every single session a score of zero out of ten. There are no standouts, no hidden gems. The break is a beach, and it’s exposed to the east, but there’s no swell to work with. If you’re absolutely desperate, the cleanest windows are on the 30th of July (Thursday afternoon) and the 4th and 5th of August (with glassy mornings), but you’ll be surfing ripples, not waves. I’d call this a blank run – something that happens here when the summer pattern just won’t cooperate. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a no-go.

- Rusty

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