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Fenwick surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fenwick today?
The current surf forecast for Fenwick at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fenwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
40 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 105 | 105 | 37 | 26 | 30 | 79 | 136 | 131 | 81 | 93 | 135 | 165 | 167 | 196 | 220 | 232 | 294 | 294 | 329 | 295 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.18m | 11:43PM1.39m | 12:32PM1.17m | 00:43AM1.32m | 1:31PM1.17m | 1:42AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.04m | 6:17AM-0.04m | 6:21PM0.12m | 7:16AM0.02m | 7:27PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | 8:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
27 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
 kJ | 40 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 62 | 60 | 37 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 80 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 105 | 105 | — | 1 | 11 | 79 | 136 | 131 | 81 | 93 | 135 | 165 | 167 | 196 | 220 | 232 | 294 | 294 | 329 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 174 | 186 | 34 | 51 | 4 | 29 | 51 | 192 | 313 | 261 | 269 | 281 | 261 | 260 | 321 | 281 | 281 | 269 | 287 | 270 | 174 | 174 | 174 |
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