Delray Public Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for our stretch of coast. I gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and uninspiring. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak swells and mostly onshore winds, so you’ll want to keep your expectations low. The water’s sitting at 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – feels like a bath out there.

Looking at the whole period, there’s really only one tiny window that might get your heart beating, but even that is more of a whisper than a roar.

The run kicks off Monday the 31st of August and it’s a real struggle. We’ve got a small 1ft ESE swell at 8 seconds, but with risk of thunderstorms and onshore wind, it’s all messy and unrideable. That same theme carries right through the rest of the week and into the start of September. The energy is almost non-existent, with combined swell energy readings barely cracking double digits – we’re talking 11 to 60, just weak and anemic. Tuesday the 1st, Wednesday the 2nd, Thursday the 3rd – all the same story: tiny waves, poor conditions. Even when we get a tiny bump to 3ft on Thursday the 3rd morning, the period is a shocking 5 seconds, so it’s just wind slop.

This flat spell runs deep. We’re talking day after day of nothing worth paddling for, all the way through the first week of September. Friday the 4th, Saturday the 5th, Sunday the 6th – it’s all 0.5ft to 1ft with cross-onshore breezes. There is a real dry spell here with no surf to speak of.

Now, if you’re still reading, there’s a tiny glimmer. It’s a long way off, but mark your calendars for Thursday the 10th of September. The morning at Delray Public Beach is showing some life. We’ll have a 3ft swell from the NE, with a period of 10 seconds. That’s not huge, but the combined energy jumps to 153 (moderate wave energy), which is the biggest number in the whole outlook. The wind goes glassy – absolutely still – and the comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” which is as good as it gets in this forecast. That’s your best bet. For a beginner-friendly spot, this is the pick of a very quiet bunch. The swell direction is NE, which is right in the window for what this break likes.

After that, Friday the 11th morning also has glassy conditions and a 2ft NE swell, but the energy is much lower at 75. It’s a smaller, weaker version of the day before.

So here’s the deal: this is a long, quiet period. The ocean is taking a nap. Your one real standout is the morning of Thursday the 10th of September. If you can get out for that glassy session on the small NE groundswell, you’ll have the cleanest, most fun waves of the whole fortnight. Other than that, leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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