Surf Forecasts:
Delray Public Beach surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period, S swell with 38 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 1.0m 4s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Delray Public Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the next couple weeks down at our local break.
Truth is, it’s looking pretty grim for any real surf. The wave energy is puny all the way through the 16 days. For the first week, it’s mostly weak, hanging in the single digits and low teens, and even when it climbs into the 40s and 50s near the end, it’s still not enough to make anything decent. There’s no single day or swell that stands out as a winner. Winds are also mostly cross-onshore or onshore, so the surface is going to be bumpy and messy.
We’re only looking at Delray Public Beach. Water temperature is about 86°F, which is normal for the season. Kicking off Sunday the 26th, we’ve got a tiny 1 ft NE swell with an 8-second period. The morning has cross-offshore wind so it’ll be clean, but the combined energy is only 15 – barely a ripple. By the afternoon, the wind swings onshore and there’s a risk of thunderstorms.
Monday the 27th morning is glassy, but the swell is just 0.7 ft. The energy is a 7. That’s dead flat. The rest of the week up to Thursday the 30th stays tiny (0.3 ft to 0.7 ft). Winds are often clean or offshore, but there’s nothing to ride. On Friday the 31st afternoon, a 2 ft SSE windswell shows up with a 3-second period and energy of 12. That’s junk – no power, all chop.
From Saturday the 1st of August through Tuesday the 5th, the swell bumps to 2 ft or 3 ft, but it’s all short-period (4–5 seconds) and onshore or cross-onshore slop. For a beginner beach break like Delray, that’s just choppy and blown out. It’s honestly more of a kiteboarding scenario than surfing.
The last few days, from Friday the 7th into Monday the 10th, the swell turns to the NE with a longer 9–10 second period, and the energy creeps into the moderate range (46 to 59). But the wave height stays at a tiny 1 ft, and the wind is still onshore or cross-onshore from the SE. So you’ve got a weak, bumpy little wave. Not worth wetting a wetsuit for.
Bottom line: nothing in this 16-day forecast is going to get me out of bed early. It’s a long stretch of poor surf at Delray. When the wind is good, there’s no swell; when there’s a bit of swell, the wind ruins it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | E 8 | E 7 | S 5 | E 7 | SE 3 | S 4 | NE 10 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:18PM0.75m | 7:17AM0.72m | 8:02PM0.78m | 8:02AM0.74m | 8:42PM0.81m | 8:45AM0.77m | 9:21PM0.84m | 9:27AM0.78m | 9:58PM0.85m | 10:08AM0.80m | 10:34PM0.85m | 10:50AM0.82m | 11:09PM0.84m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.05m | 1:24AM0.19m | 1:39PM0.03m | 2:07AM0.17m | 2:19PM0.01m | 2:46AM0.14m | 2:57PM0.00m | 3:24AM0.11m | 3:35PM0.00m | 4:01AM0.09m | 4:12PM0.01m | 4:37AM0.06m | 4:51PM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 3 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | S 4 | E 8 | E 7 | S 5 | E 7 | NE 9 | S 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | — | E 7 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 4 | NE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | E 8 | E 8 | N 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | N 6 | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 3 | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | WNW 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SE 3 | W 3 | SW 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 309 | 163 | 360 | 309 | 385 | 360 | 360 | 1020 | 360 | 360 | 768 | 360 | 378 | 256 | 771 | 367 | 691 | 1387 | 1631 | 929 |
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