Surf Forecasts:
Rehoboth Main surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period, SE swell with 67 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s 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 Tuesday (Sep 01) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s is also forecast. 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 0.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rehoboth Main over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. I’ve had a good look at the charts for Rehoboth Main, and I gotta tell you, it’s a rough stretch ahead. The Finder has thrown up a big fat zero for every single session across the full 16 days. That’s a long, quiet run, and there’s no two ways about it.
The issue is clear: we’re stuck with tiny, weak swell. The combined wave energy barely cracks double digits for most of the period, sitting mostly in the weak range (12 to 61). The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 77°, but that’s about the only thing that’s not a letdown.
We start off the first week with nothing. Tuesday the 1st offers a tiny 1ft from the SE with a short period of 7 seconds. The wind is cross-off, but the swell is just too small and weak to do anything. Wednesday and Thursday are similar, with onshore or cross-shore winds messing up the 2ft bumps. By Friday the 4th, we get a clean look with a light NW cross-off breeze, but again, it’s only 1ft with a period of 8 seconds. The energy is so low (29) it’s essentially flat.
The weekend of the 5th and 6th brings a bit more wind, but the swell drops even further to 0.7ft and 1ft. Sunday the 6th sees a bump to 2ft from the NE, but the period is a pathetic 3 seconds and the wind is onshore and choppy. Not surfable.
The second week doesn’t get any better. From Monday the 7th through to Wednesday the 16th, we see a mix of onshore, cross-onshore, and cross-off winds, but the swell never gets above 2ft. The energy stays pitifully low, with values like 8 and 9. Even the little glass-off moment on Sunday the 13th, with a 1ft SW swell and a 10 second period, can’t save it. The combined energy is only 17.
Honestly, there’s nothing to chase here. The setup is so consistently small and weak that it’s tough to even call it a flat spell. It’s more like a complete gap. The only positive is that with such weak energy, the water is clean when the wind is light, but you’d need a log and a whole lot of patience. For a break that’s exposed and fairly consistent, this is a real bummer. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a write-off for paddle surfing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | N 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | S 4 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 49 | 44 | 40 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:19AM1.47m | 11:36PM1.21m | 12:08PM1.46m | 00:25AM1.12m | 1:03PM1.44m | 1:21AM1.03m | 2:07PM1.42m | 2:26AM0.98m | 3:16PM1.42m | 3:37AM0.98m | 4:26PM1.44m | 4:46AM1.04m | 5:29PM1.48m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.16m | 5:39AM0.11m | 6:30PM0.22m | 6:30AM0.14m | 7:32PM0.28m | 7:28AM0.16m | 8:38PM0.31m | 8:31AM0.17m | 9:47PM0.30m | 9:38AM0.14m | 10:54PM0.25m | 10:45AM0.08m | 11:54PM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 31 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 49 | 22 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | E 7 | S 4 | — | S 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 5 | E 9 | S 5 | — | E 9 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 23 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 37 | — | — | 13 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 1479 | 0 | 215 | 1175 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 356 | 11 | 131 | 322 | 1033 | 2448 | 470 | 530 | 530 | 531 | 21 | 531 | 582 |
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