Rehoboth Main Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, this one’s a bit quiet.

Look, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. Over the next 16 days, we’re staring down a pretty flat run here at Rehoboth Main. The models are showing tiny waves and a whole lot of “poor surf conditions” through to the horizon. We’re talking wafter-thin swell energy, barely registering a pulse. For the first week, the combined energy of all swells directed here stays well under 100 (67 on the 2nd, dropping as low as 14 by the 5th), which is just weak. That’s not surf, that’s a bathtub ripple.

For the first week, don’t even bother. You’ll be fighting for scraps. The 2nd of September sees a cloudy afternoon with a tiny 2ft SE swell, period at 10 seconds, but it’s onshore and just messy. Thursday the 3rd looks cleaner with a light offshore from the WNW in the afternoon, but the wave height is still only 1ft. You might find a tiny, clean little crumb, but it'll be a contest of patience. The weekend is a write-off.

We do get a slight flicker of hope on Monday the 7th afternoon. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and there’s a 2ft E swell with a period stretching out to 11 seconds. The energy is still low (61), but that longer period suggests a bit more push and shape. For the absolute beginner who just wants to feel a glide, that’s probably your best window in the first week, but it’s still a very ordinary wave.

The second week doesn’t offer much more. Most days have that combined energy in the teens and twenties, with 1.0ft to 1ft slop. The one day that stands out, if you can call it that, is Tuesday the 15th. The afternoon brings a bump in wind to 15 mph from the south, but the swell quickly jumps to 3ft from the east. Problem is, it’s a short-period windswell (4 seconds) with a cross-shore chop. If you want to get rag-dolled by bumpy whitewater, that’s your day. Otherwise, the cleanest conditions that week are likely a Thursday the 17th morning, with a light cross-offshore breeze and a 2ft E swell (59 energy). It's small and weak, but it’s clean.

Given the strong onshore/side-shore winds on the 6th and the short-period chop on the 15th, the beach setup at Rehoboth Main looks more interesting for kite surfing or a bodyboard than a proper paddle session.

Honestly, this is one of those blank runs that’s more normal for a beach like this. Tiny surf and tricky winds. Don’t lose hope; forecasts can change, but for now, leave the boards in the car and go for a walk.

Rusty.

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