Surf Forecasts:
Rehoboth Main surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, S swell with 162 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S 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 Saturday (Aug 08) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rehoboth Main over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The next 16 days are looking flat and pretty grim overall. There’s no real surf on the cards for a long stretch. We’ve got a gap of about 10 days before you even see a sniff of something surfable, but even then it’s nothing to get excited about.
The first day we see any kind of wave is Saturday afternoon, August 8th, at Rehoboth Main. It’s small, with a 3 ft S swell pushing in at 6 seconds. That’s short period, weak stuff. The combined energy of all swells is only 83, so it’s weak energy. On the bright side, the wind’s light and offshore from the W at 6 mph, which will keep it pretty clean. It’s a beginner spot, and it’s fairly consistent, but crowds are always a possibility here. The water temp is about 75°, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.
Then Sunday morning, August 9th, the swell drops to 2 ft from the SSE, still short period. Wind switches to a light offshore from the WNW at 9 mph, so it’ll be clean again. But the energy is down to 36, so it’s really a weak, shapeless wave. Sunday afternoon picks up a little to 2 ft S swell, but it’s cross-off and just ordinary.
After that, things go completely flat again. From Monday, August 10th, all the way through to Friday, August 21st, the height barely gets above 1 ft, and the energy is mostly in the single digits or low teens. Just a lot of tiny, weak junk. You’ll see a few days with glassy conditions, like Monday afternoon, August 17th, where it’s totally flat with a little 2 ft NE swell at 4 seconds, but it’s a north-east windswell, period is super short, and the energy is 33. Not worth paddling out for.
The absolute best you’re looking at over the whole 16 days is that Saturday afternoon, August 8th, or Sunday morning, August 9th. With the offshore wind, it’ll be clean, but the swell is so small and weak it’s really just a beginner paddling session. There’s no standout, no big swell, no long period groundswell. It’s a long, quiet stretch for Rehoboth Main.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 32 | 47 | 17 | 28 | 72 | 27 | 45 | 162 | 32 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.37m | 2:42AM1.00m | 3:31PM1.41m | 3:48AM0.98m | 4:37PM1.47m | 4:54AM1.00m | 5:40PM1.53m | 5:56AM1.06m | 6:38PM1.58m | 6:54AM1.13m | 7:32PM1.60m | 7:49AM1.21m | 8:23PM1.59m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.27m | 8:47AM0.10m | 9:57PM0.25m | 9:49AM0.06m | 11:05PM0.20m | 10:53AM0.00m | 00:08AM0.12m | 11:57AM-0.08m | 1:05AM0.04m | 12:57PM-0.15m | 1:55AM-0.04m | 1:52PM-0.20m | 2:41AM-0.09m | ||||||||
 | |  | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 59 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 10 | — | SSE 5 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | WNW 3 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 2 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 3 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 32 | 47 | 1 | 28 | 72 | — | 45 | 162 | 1 | 36 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 1043 | 160 | 31 | 1479 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 92 | 356 | 1098 | 55 | 152 | 263 | 131 | 638 | 1043 | 470 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rehoboth Main surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Rehoboth Main Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Rehoboth Main provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Rehoboth Main can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Rehoboth Main surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Rehoboth Main) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Rehoboth Main may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Rehoboth Main is 41 km (25 miles) from Ocean City. If you plan a vacation in Delaware, look for hotels and other accommodation in Ocean City. Ocean City has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest