Indian River (Southside) Surf Forecast

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Indian River (Southside) surfForecast / Delaware / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 EDT

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Indian River (Southside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Indian River (Southside) sea temperature is 22.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Indian River (Southside) this week:

The surf forecast for Indian River (Southside) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 17) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Indian River (Southside) in the next 12 days are 1.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 22) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Sep 19) at 11AM.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	11PM (Wed 17th Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Best Surf	11PM (Wed 17th Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m) 8s
Most Powerful	11AM (Mon 22nd Sep)	5ft (1.5m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Indian River (Southside) over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning).											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).
	Wed 17		Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	5	6	6	6	7	8	9	9	8	10	8	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	141	93	71	55	29	17	17	9	79	119	77	124	199	227	344	254	151	166	94	82	47
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SW	NNW	NNE	WSW	WNW	SSE	NW	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	6:31PM 1.01		6:45AM 0.79	7:22PM 1.01		7:37AM 0.84		8:07PM 1.00	8:21AM 0.87		8:46PM 0.97	9:01AM 0.91		9:21PM 0.94	9:38AM 0.93		9:53PM 0.91	10:12AM 0.94		10:25PM 0.87	10:46AM 0.95
Low Tide / height (m)		12:27AM 0.17	12:18PM 0.12		1:14AM 0.13	1:11PM 0.09		1:55AM 0.10	2:00PM 0.07		2:33AM 0.09		2:45PM 0.07	3:07AM 0.09		3:27PM 0.09	3:39AM 0.11		4:08PM 0.12	4:10AM 0.13

	Wed 17		Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23
Sunrise	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:48
Sunset	7:05	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:59	-	-	6:57	-	-	6:55	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	21	24	24	25	25	26	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22
Feels °C (?)	20	20	21	26	24	26	25	25	17	16	15	16	17	18	20	20	20	21	21	21	23

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Delaware

Wind Update Cross-on wind has become light (light winds from the SSE at BUOY-LWSD1 21 km from Indian River (Southside)). 1.4m 8s swell from the E with a 0.5m 5s windswell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 35 minutes ago Indian River (Southside)

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Information about the Indian River (Southside) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Indian River (Southside) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Indian River (Southside) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Indian River (Southside) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Indian River (Southside)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Indian River (Southside) may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Indian River (Southside) is 28 km (17 miles) from Ocean City. If you plan a vacation in Delaware, look for hotels and other accommodation in Ocean City. Ocean City has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.