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Fenwick surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 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
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fenwick today?
The current surf forecast for Fenwick at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fenwick. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
70 | 62 | 80 | 89 | 69 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 60 | 77 | 101 | 40 | 67 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.25m | 8:53PM1.57m | 9:33AM1.23m | 9:45PM1.53m | 10:30AM1.21m | 10:43PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43PM-0.08m | 3:39AM-0.16m | 3:36PM-0.06m | 4:30AM-0.14m | 4:28PM-0.02m | 5:22AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
26 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 70 | 62 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 31 | 39 | 35 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 26 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 9 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | — | E 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 80 | 89 | 69 | 15 | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 33 | 60 | 77 | 101 | 49 | 67 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 34 | 86 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 1047 | 1047 | 1047 | 91 | 14 | 191 | 82 | 6 | 6 | 218 | 236 | 423 | 6 | 235 | 34 |
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