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Indian River (Northside) surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Indian River (Northside) today?
The current surf forecast for Indian River (Northside) at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Indian River (Northside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | |
59 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 62 | 64 | 153 | 57 | 72 | 64 | 142 | 130 | 21 | 85 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:34AM0.88m | 8:50PM1.11m | 9:26AM0.89m | 9:40PM1.12m | 10:20AM0.88m | 10:32PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM-0.05m | 2:48AM-0.10m | 2:44PM-0.05m | 3:40AM-0.12m | 3:37PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | 8:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 59 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 53 | 57 | 72 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 17 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 27 | 28 | 27 | — | 25 | 20 | 24 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 19 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 8 | — | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 62 | 64 | 153 | — | — | — | 142 | 130 | 14 | 85 | — | 34 | — | 14 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 205 | 385 | 539 | 1159 | 1159 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 445 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 373 | 1038 | 692 | 590 | 67 |
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