Fenwick surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 EDT
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Fenwick surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fenwick sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fenwick today?

The current surf forecast for Fenwick at 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (20 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (20 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
65
91
47
32
54
40
46
52
62
94
127
48
26
20
47
76
72
72
69
102
166
219
277
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
10
E
10
SSW
15
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:43PM1.47m
11:31AM1.18m
11:43PM1.39m
12:32PM1.17m
00:43AM1.32m
1:31PM1.17m
Low Tide
4:28PM-0.02m
5:22AM-0.10m
5:22PM0.04m
6:17AM-0.04m
6:21PM0.12m
7:16AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:09
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
24
23
24
23
23
27
28
26
22
22
22
19
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
24
21
21
22
21
22
25
25
22
19
23
23
19
11
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
28
28
18
47
32
25
31
32
22
22
9
80
48
26
18
14
9
36
35
34
48
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
4
5
5
5
24
4
4
4
4
4
4
17
21
21
20
19
19
8
8
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
5
3
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
7
Energy kJ
52
65
91
49
40
54
40
46
52
62
94
127
6
11
47
76
72
72
69
102
166
219
277
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
236
214
34
6
6
23
27
186
200
79
8
0
8
51
204
257
1055
309
257
261
350
358
366
321
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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