Indian River (Northside) surf break

Indian River (Northside) surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 EDT
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Indian River (Northside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Indian River (Northside) sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Indian River (Northside) today?

The current surf forecast for Indian River (Northside) at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Indian River (Northside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.5
SE
9
0.8
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
0.7
SE
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
WNW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
25
S
30
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
9:26AM0.89m
9:40PM1.12m
10:20AM0.88m
10:32PM1.09m
11:17AM0.86m
11:30PM1.05m
Low Tide
2:44PM-0.05m
3:40AM-0.12m
3:37PM-0.04m
4:31AM-0.10m
4:29PM-0.01m
5:23AM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:46
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:08
2
2
Temp °C
24
24
26
24
24
22
23
21
26
27
28
25
24
24
23
22
27
31
30
25
24
24
22
22
25
24
24
22
23
22
24
22
28
26
25
23
21
25
22
22
26
29
26
21
21
22
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
Energy 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)
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy 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)
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
Energy 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)
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
80
89
69
15
15
13
31
36
42
38
38
28
33
60
77
101
49
67
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
10
144
65
0
0
24
11
284
1038
1038
1038
590
0
198
67
19
692
216
599
224
224
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
1
6
4
4
5
6
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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