Delray Public Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s see what’s cooking at Delray Public Beach.

I gotta be honest, the next two weeks are looking like a flat spell. There’s no real surf on offer, no standout days where you’d want to grab a board. The whole 16-day forecast is pretty much a bust for paddle surfing. The combined swell energy barely scrapes into the moderate range a couple of times, but mostly it’s weak, all under 100. That tells you the ocean is just not working.

It starts small and stays small. Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th have tiny 1ft to 2ft swell from the east and east-southeast, but the period is short—4 to 8 seconds—so there’s no power. Winds are cross-onshore, making it choppy. Water temp is a warm 86°, about average for the time of year, so at least you can be comfortable while you’re sitting there waiting for nothing.

From Saturday the 25th through Tuesday the 29th, it gets even worse: swell drops to less than 1ft. There are a couple of clean moments, like Sunday morning the 26th when it’s glassy with a light southwest breeze, and Monday morning the 27th with a light offshore wind. But with only a foot of weak 8-second swell (combined energy a pathetic 16 or less), it’s basically flat. Not worth the walk.

The first week is a total loss. It’s consistently flat.

Heading into the second week, from the 30th of July through the 7th of August, the story doesn’t change. Tiny 1ft to 3ft swell, mostly 4 to 8 second period. There’s a touch more size on Saturday the 1st of August afternoon and Sunday the 2nd, with 3ft from the south-southeast, but with a 4-second period, it’s just messy wind chop. Winds are cross-onshore again, so it’ll be lumpy. Combined energy gets up to 44, still in the weak zone.

Even the cleanest days, like the 30th and 31st of July with light offshore winds, only give you 1ft of swell. There’s just no wave to surf.

Given the persistent tiny, weak swell, poor surf quality, and frequent cross-onshore winds at a beach, this setup is really more interesting for kite surfing than for paddling out on a surfboard. There’s just no wave.

Take a break, my friend. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s zero reason to get your hopes up. This is a real dry spell, and for this spot, it happens.

Rusty.

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