Indian River (Northside) surf break

Indian River (Northside) surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast 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
4.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for Indian River (Northside) at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Indian River (Northside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
S
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888889101010101010610101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232418181828303638383838353539403939393957575758
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSW
40
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
0.74
9:43AM
0.87
10:11PM
0.76
10:23AM
0.84
10:53PM
0.77
11:07AM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
-0.08
2:56AM
-0.02
3:28PM
-0.09
3:35AM
-0.01
4:02PM
-0.08
4:17AM
0.01
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:11-
Sunset5:07-------5:08-------5:09-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-2-3-4-4-5-5-223345555898532100
Feels °C (?)-11-10-11-10-10-10-9-7-7-6-5-4-3-1-12440-2-3-5-7-7
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