Dewey Beach surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 EDT
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Dewey Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dewey Beach sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dewey Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Dewey Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Dewey Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.4
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)676666664448444455556778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)605032232315136101119171619243436271814671111
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
10
SW
25
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15AM
1.29
8:38PM
1.61
9:03AM
1.25
9:27PM
1.64
9:52AM
1.20
10:18PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
-0.19
2:13PM
-0.16
2:57AM
-0.22
2:58PM
-0.18
3:48AM
-0.20
3:45PM
-0.17
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:18------
Sunset----7:37-------7:38-------7:39---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C2120212324232016111111111111131517161098131211
Feels °C (?)20191921232219137787879111612102786
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