Surf Forecasts:
Delray Public Beach surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, ESE swell with 24 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Delray Public Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Delray Public Beach in the next 16 days are 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Delray Public Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m looking at the charts for Delray Public Beach, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead. This is one of those periods where the ocean just ain’t cooperating. The whole 16-day run from August 19th right through to September 3rd is looking flat and weak. We’re talking tiny little dribbles of swell, nothing that’ll get a surfer out of bed.
The water temperature at the start is sitting right around 87°F, which is actually pretty normal for this time of year, so at least a dip in the ocean will feel fine, even if you’re just floating.
From Wednesday the 19th all the way through the end of August, the swell is a joke. We’re looking at heights of 0.3ft to 2ft, and the energy is pathetic – single-digit and low double-digit numbers (7 to 42). The period is mostly short, around 4 to 9 seconds, so there’s no push or power. The wind is a mixed bag, but even the glassy mornings on Thursday the 20th and Saturday the 22nd can’t save it because there’s just no wave to work with. It’s clean, but it’s clean and flat. The overall pattern is just poor surf conditions day after day, with a score of zero out of ten every single time.
There’s no standout here. The best you could say is that on Friday morning August 28th, we get a little pulse of 0.7ft swell from the ESE with a longer period of 12 seconds (energy at 23) and a clean cross-offshore wind from the SW. That’s the most promising window in the whole run, but it’s still tiny. For a beginner spot like Delray Public Beach, it’s barely rideable. Then on Saturday morning August 29th we have glassy conditions again with a 1.0ft ESE swell at 10 seconds, but same story – clean but gutless.
The last few days of the period, from August 31st into September, see a small bump in swell height up to 2ft, but the period drops to 6 seconds from the NNE, making it short-period, weak windswell. The energy is still low (42 to 53). The wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so it’s messy and uninviting.
Honestly, for the whole 16 days, there’s nothing worth paddling out for. The beach is a fairly exposed setup, but the swell just isn’t showing up. It’s a blank run. If you’re itching to get wet, take a longboard on one of the glassy mornings and just enjoy the float, but don’t expect a wave. This is a write-off, mate.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | E 9 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
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 kJ | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:03PM0.79m | 2:08AM0.77m | 2:56PM0.75m | 3:01AM0.73m | 3:56PM0.73m | 4:00AM0.72m | 4:58PM0.74m | 5:01AM0.73m | 5:56PM0.77m | 5:58AM0.75m | 6:46PM0.81m | 6:49AM0.79m | 7:30PM0.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.26m | 8:52AM0.16m | 9:22PM0.30m | 9:50AM0.19m | 10:21PM0.32m | 10:47AM0.20m | 11:17PM0.32m | 11:40AM0.18m | 00:09AM0.30m | 12:28PM0.16m | 00:56AM0.26m | 1:11PM0.12m | 1:38AM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 3 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | S 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 5 | NE 9 | — | NE 7 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | S 3 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | 5 | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 360 | 360 | 419 | 1198 | 1198 | 804 | 1067 | 804 | 768 | 360 | 379 | 163 | 1571 | 165 | 290 | 1430 | 183 | 379 | 804 | 256 |
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