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Indian River (Northside) surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Indian River (Northside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
42 | 52 | 50 | 102 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 80 | 110 | 78 | 78 | 107 | 170 | 200 | 243 | 266 | 333 | 315 | 311 | 310 | 303 | 358 | 378 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 00:30AM0.99m | 1:19PM0.83m | 1:30AM0.94m | 2:18PM0.83m | 2:29AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.03m | 6:18AM-0.03m | 6:22PM0.08m | 7:17AM0.01m | 7:28PM0.13m | 8:19AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | SE 13 |
 kJ | 33 | 22 | 50 | 52 | 41 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | — | — | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | SW 6 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 52 | — | 102 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 80 | 110 | 78 | 78 | 107 | 170 | 200 | 243 | 266 | 333 | 315 | 311 | 310 | 303 | 358 | 378 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 24 | 82 | 269 | 410 | 248 | 1166 | 269 | 247 | 298 | 319 | 307 | 302 | 307 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 302 | 365 | 365 |
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