Rehoboth Main Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good, hard look at the Rehoboth Main stretch. To be straight with you, the next 16 days are looking pretty grim for a decent paddle. The forecast is packed with tiny, weak swell, messy wind for most of it, and only a couple of fleeting moments that might be worth a look if you’re desperate.

Right now, through Thursday the 23rd, we’ve got a tiny 1ft SE windswell with a period of only 8 seconds and a combined energy of just 40 – that’s basically nothing. The water is 77°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only thing going for it. The wind is onshore, and the surf is just poor. This flat, weak pattern continues straight through the weekend and into the following week. Honestly, from Thursday afternoon through to Wednesday the 29th, it’s a brutal stretch of nothing. We’re talking 1ft to 4ft of short-period, weak windswell, with cross-onshore winds and choppy conditions. Saturday the 25th might see a bump to 4ft, but with a mere 6-second period and ENE winds, it’s going to be a mess. This is kite-surfing weather, not paddle-surfing weather.

We finally see a glimmer of something less awful on Thursday the 30th. The morning is still poor, but by Thursday afternoon, the wind switches to a clean cross-offshore from the NNW at 15 mph. The swell is still pathetic at 2ft from the SE, with an 8-second period and weak energy (51), but it’s clean. The comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," and I’d agree. You’ll get a few little crumbly ones, but it’s a long paddle for a waist-high wave. This is the best on offer, but it’s a real low bar.

Then we go back into the doldrums. Friday the 31st and Saturday the 1st of August are back to poor, onshore junk. Sunday the 2nd of August offers another clean window in the afternoon with NNW cross-offshore winds at 12 mph and a 2ft, 8-second SE swell. The energy is still weak at 42, but it’ll be clean. That’s your second-best option, and it’s still a long way from good.

Monday the 3rd of August cleans up again in the afternoon with a 3ft ENE swell – a bit more push but a very short 4-second period. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean, but that period is just wind chop. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. The final day with any potential is Tuesday the 4th of August morning, with a tiny 1ft SE swell, glassy conditions, and a score of 1. It’s probably the cleanest little ankle-snapper you’ll see all period.

The rest of the forecast from the 5th through the 7th is just a wasteland of tiny, weak, or messy surf. If you’re a beginner, the tiny clean days might be okay for a float, but for anyone wanting a real wave, this is a tough run. The swell is too small and weak, and the wind is rarely your friend. Hoping the forecasts change, because right now, it’s about as disappointing as a flat tyre.

Rusty

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