Surf Forecasts:
Rehoboth Main surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, E swell with 74 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rehoboth Main this week:
The surf forecast for Rehoboth Main over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rehoboth Main in the next 16 days are 0.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Sep 14) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rehoboth Main over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a real honest look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks at Rehoboth Main. I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch. The whole 16-day window is pretty bleak, with no standout days that would get any local frothing. We're looking at a long gap of poor conditions.
We start with Friday the 11th. Tiny, weak 1ft swell from the southeast, and it's all messed up by an onshore breeze. The water's a warm 77°, which is a solid 5° warmer than normal for this time of year – that's very unusual and it might feel a bit like a bath. But the surf quality is just poor.
Saturday the 12th is a write-off. A bit more size, around 3ft to 3ft, but that's a short-period, choppy mess from the southeast with a cross-onshore wind at 16 mph. Not worth the paddle out.
Sunday the 13th gives us a tiny glimmer. The morning has a light offshore from the WNW at 6 mph, cleaning up a weak 2ft swell. Afternoon gets glassy with a tiny 1ft SE swell and a 10-second period, offering clean but incredibly small waves. It's not a surf session, it's a float.
Then we hit a massive dry spell. From Monday the 14th all the way through Saturday the 26th of September, it's just a continuous run of poor surf conditions. The energy is low, the wind is almost always onshore, cross-onshore, or just messy. There's a bit more size around the 20th to the 23rd, with swell heights hitting 3ft to 5ft from the east-northeast, and combined swell energy climbing into the low triple digits. But that's all accompanied by strong to near-gale force winds (19–37 mph) that will absolutely destroy any chance of a decent wave. It looks more like a windsurfing or kitesurfing setup than a paddle surfing one at that point. The period on those bigger days is short, around 5–8 seconds, so the waves will be weak and crumbly even if the wind wasn't a problem.
So, bottom line, folks: this is one of those stretches where you're better off leaving the boards in the car and keeping an eye on the long-range. It's a blank run, and for this area, it's not unusual to get a run like this. Forecasts change, so don't lose hope, but in this 16-day window, there's nothing to recommend.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
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 kJ | 12 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 50 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 60 | 73 | 69 | 45 | 29 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.44m | 9:06AM1.44m | 9:28PM1.37m | 9:50AM1.45m | 10:10PM1.29m | 10:32AM1.44m | 10:51PM1.19m | 11:16AM1.40m | 11:33PM1.09m | 12:01PM1.34m | 00:17AM1.01m | 12:50PM1.28m | 1:06AM0.94m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM-0.11m | 2:54AM-0.05m | 3:17PM-0.07m | 3:32AM-0.02m | 4:02PM-0.00m | 4:10AM0.04m | 4:48PM0.10m | 4:50AM0.12m | 5:36PM0.21m | 5:31AM0.21m | 6:26PM0.32m | 6:17AM0.29m | 7:20PM0.42m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 9 | — | E 9 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | — | 1 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 60 | 73 | 69 | 45 | 29 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 5 | — | — | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | E 5 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | E 5 | S 5 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 50 | — | — | 8 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 64 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1043 | 347 | 859 | 1173 | 21 | 11 | 45 | 35 | 243 | 241 | 1033 | 574 | 700 | 27 | 239 | 602 | 480 | 31 | 1274 | 21 |
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