Delray Public Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty, and I've got to be straight with you – the next 16 days at Delray Public Beach is a total bust. We're looking at a solid stretch of nothing worthwhile for a paddle. The first bit of surf that's even worth mentioning won't show up until the end of the month, but honestly, it's not going to be anything to get excited about.

The whole forecast period is wall-to-wall with "poor surf conditions." The swell is tiny, mostly under 2ft, and when it's not that, it's even smaller. The wind is constantly onshore or cross-onshore, which is going to chop up what little juice there is. The combined energy of all swells is weak, with values barely cracking 17 (17) on the afternoon of the 23rd, and even the highest value much later is only 95 (95) on September 3rd afternoon. That's still weak energy.

Let's walk through it. We start on Sunday, the 23rd of August. There's a risk of thunderstorms with a 2ft swell from the SE, but the period is a short 4 seconds. That's just wind slop. The water temperature is 87°, which is 2° above average, so pretty normal for this time of year.

Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th are even worse, with 0.3ft waves. The wind stays onshore or cross-onshore, so it's blown out.

The middle of the week, from the 26th to the 29th, sees a tiny bump to 2ft or 2ft, but it's still a short-period, weak wind swell. The combined energy is still low, peaking at 30 (30) on the morning of the 30th. The wind is still onshore, ruining any chance of a clean wave.

Heading into the first week of September, the swell direction shifts to the ENE and NE, and the period finally starts to get longer, hitting 15 seconds on the 1st of September. But the swell height is still pitiful, at 0.7ft to 1.0ft. Even with that long-period groundswell, there's just no height to work with. The combined energy creeps up to 87 (87) on the afternoon of the 1st, but a 1.0ft wave at 15 seconds is going to be for ankle-biters only.

The second week of the forecast is the same old story. From the 2nd of September onwards, the swell is a bit more consistent in direction (NE) and period (11-12 seconds), but the height stays stuck around 1.0ft to 2ft. The combined energy finally gets to 95 (95) on the afternoon of the 3rd, but with moderate onshore winds, it's still going to be messy and small.

For a beginner-friendly spot like Delray Public Beach, this is a total flat spell. The setup is a beach break, so with these tiny, weak waves and constant onshore wind, it's not even worth checking unless you're a kite surfer looking for a little breeze. There's simply nothing on offer for a surfer. Keep your board in the car, check the forecasts later, and maybe we'll get lucky. This kind of blank run is more normal for the area, but it tends not to stay poor for long.

Rusty.

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