Surf Forecasts:
Rehoboth Main surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, S swell with 107 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s 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 Monday (Aug 03) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rehoboth Main in the next 16 days are 1.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rehoboth Main over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you—right now, Rehoboth Main is flat as a pancake, and it’s going to stay that way for a while. The whole first week is a complete write-off for any kind of decent surf. We’re talking tiny, weak, wind-affected dribble day after day. You’ve got an almost two-week stretch of junk before anything even worth paddling out for shows up.
The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t arrive until Monday, August 3rd in the afternoon. Even then, it’s barely a pulse: a glassy 3ft SSE swell, period of 7 seconds, with the combined energy sitting at a pretty weak (68). It’s clean, but the waves are just ordinary. Hardly a standout.
Then we get another long dead zone through to the weekend of August 8th and 9th.
The standout moment in this whole forecast is Sunday, August 9th. That morning we see a pulse of clean, cross-off swell. The swell jumps to 4ft from the SE, with a solid 12-second period, and the combined energy cracks into the moderate range (395). By the afternoon, it gets even better: 4ft from the SE, period stretching to 13 seconds, and energy climbing to a solid (544). It’s clean, it’s got some push, and that’s the best it’s gonna get. Rehoboth Main is an exposed beach break, so with that longer period (13 seconds) the waves might be a little straight, but the energy and clean wind make it the only real call in this entire 16-day window. This is for experienced surfers though—that 4ft swell on a beach break can be punchy.
Before that, Saturday, August 8th afternoon is worth mentioning as a backup. You get a small, clean 2ft swell, but the period is long (12 seconds) and the energy is moderate (108). It’s glassy, and for a complete desperate paddle, it’s the only other thing on the board.
Water temperature sits at 75°, right on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
Truth is, it’s a grim outlook for Rehoboth Main. If you’re not surfing that Sunday, August 9th session, the rest is just a lot of staring at a flat ocean.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 24 | 41 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 64 | 66 | 56 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 30 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.06m | 8:44PM1.43m | 8:58AM1.11m | 9:23PM1.43m | 9:39AM1.16m | 10:01PM1.41m | 10:20AM1.20m | 10:39PM1.37m | 11:01AM1.25m | 11:18PM1.30m | 11:45AM1.28m | 00:00AM1.23m | 12:32PM1.31m | 00:46AM1.14m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.07m | 2:57AM0.15m | 2:50PM0.06m | 3:33AM0.12m | 3:31PM0.07m | 4:09AM0.11m | 4:14PM0.09m | 4:47AM0.10m | 5:01PM0.13m | 5:27AM0.11m | 5:51PM0.18m | 6:09AM0.12m | 6:46PM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 41 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | 33 | 66 | 56 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 5 | E 7 | NE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | S 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 64 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 65 | 131 | 65 | 131 | 55 | 131 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 1407 | 704 | 191 | 216 | 128 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 65 | 215 | 191 |
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