Delray Public Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about what we've got in the water for Delray Public Beach over the next couple of weeks. I'm looking at a pretty tough stretch overall, so let's break it down.

Right now and through the first week, it's looking flat and messy. We're stuck with very weak windswell, mostly from the east and southeast, and those little 0.2m to 0.8m waves are getting chopped up by onshore winds. The combined energy barely cracks three digits, sitting between 24 and 86 for most of this time, so it's weak energy. Add in the risk of thunderstorms almost every day, and honestly, there's nothing to get excited about for a paddle. You'd be fighting a losing battle.

We hit a bit of a gap here, with no real improvement on the horizon. The surf stays tiny or poor right through until the end of September. The winds are mostly cross-onshore, making a mess of what little bump there is. Keep the board in the car.

Now, looking out toward the first few days of October, there's a flicker of something. Around the 23rd of September into the 25th, we see the swell start to push up a bit, hitting 1.4m to 1.6m from the north-east. The combined energy climbs into moderate territory, showing values like 201 and 326, even peaking at 454. That's a significant jump. The wind also swings around to a cross-offshore direction from the southwest, which will clean those waves right up, giving us some proper shape.

The Standout: The best window by far is the morning of the 25th of September. We get 1.6m of north-northeast swell, with a period of 9 seconds, mixing up clean conditions with that cross-offshore breeze from the southwest. The combined energy is a solid 451, meaning there's some proper push behind it. The optimum swell direction for Delray is east, and we're close with this north-northeast angle, so it should wrap in pretty well. This will be the best surf of the whole forecast period, but remember, it's still a week and a half out, so keep an eye on it.

For that day, the water temp is around average for this time of year, so you don't need a full steamer, just a spring suit will do.

Other than that one standout morning on the 25th, it's a pretty blank run. A place like Delray tends to see these flat spells, and it won't stay this way forever, but for now, the second half of the month is looking bleak for paddle surfing. If the wind kicks up any more than the 55–75 km/h gusts we're seeing on the 22nd, this setup might honestly be better for a kite. For the surfer who wants to paddle, circle that 25th of September.

Rusty.

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