Delray Public Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s happening for the next couple of weeks at Delray Public Beach.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough outlook. We’ve got a solid 16-day window here, but the surf is looking flat or just plain poor for almost the entire run. The water is sitting at a warm 87°F, which is about 2°F warmer than average for this time of year, so it’s a touch on the balmy side, but that doesn't help the waves.

We kick off on Saturday, 15 August with tiny 2ft swell from the ESE, period a short 5 seconds, and a cross-onshore wind from the SE at 9 mph. Combined energy is weak at 35. It’s messy and choppy – not worth paddling out for.

Sunday, 16 August, the swell drops even smaller to 0.7ft, with a bit longer period of 8 seconds but still weak energy at 15. Light cross-onshore winds keep things rippled. No dice.

Monday, 17 August, is similar – 0.7ft, 8-second period, light cross-shore wind. The combined energy is down to just 11. Totally flat.

Tuesday, 18 August, morning shows a tiny 0.7ft swell, but the wind goes cross-offshore from the WSW at 3 mph, and conditions turn clean. In the afternoon, it goes glassy. It’s a great sign of clean water, but there’s simply no push – only 1ft with 27 combined energy. Still a no-go for surfing.

Wednesday, 19 August, clean again in the morning with a cross-offshore breeze, but still only 1ft of swell. Afternoon gets chopped up by 12 mph cross-onshore winds.

From Thursday, 20 August, right through to the end of the month, it’s a long stretch of tiny swell – mostly 0.7ft to 1ft – with short periods and a mix of onshore or cross-onshore winds. Combined energy never gets above 48. On 29 August, we see the biggest reading at 2ft from the SE, but with a 5-second period and 9–12 mph cross-onshore winds, it’s still poor.

Even on 27 August, when the swell period jumps to 12 seconds, the height is only 0.7ft–1ft and the wind is cross-onshore. That long period with no size just isn’t going to produce anything rideable.

Honestly, there are no standout days here. Not a single recommendation pops – the whole 16 days is a gap of flat, choppy, or poor surf. The consistency is fairly consistent for this break, but when the swell is this tiny and the wind isn’t cooperating, there’s just nothing to get excited about. If you’re a beginner, the tiny clean moments on the 18th and 19th mornings might be okay for a float, but don’t expect a wave. For anyone else, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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