Rehoboth Main Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it’s a quiet stretch. We’re looking at a long run of small, mostly messy conditions with very little to get excited about. The only break that’s even on the radar is Rehoboth Main, and even that’s a struggle. There’s a gap of about a week before we see anything that’s even surfable, and even then it’s nothing to write home about.

The water temp is sitting at 77°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year—just a bit of a warm blanket on the skin.

For the first week, from Tuesday the 25th through to the 31st, it’s frankly poor. Tiny waves, mostly 0.7ft to 1ft, with short-period wind swell. The winds are all over the place—cross-on, cross-off, onshore—and it’s choppy or bumpy. The combined energy is weak, mostly under 100 (20-45). There’s a hint of a cleaner window on Friday the 28th morning with a light cross-offshore breeze and 2ft swell, but it’s still weak and the period is short at 8 seconds. It’s not worth paddling out for.

Monday the 31st morning sees a small 2ft swell from the south with a clean offshore wind, but the period is a shocking 5 seconds. That’s just wind chop with no power. The combined energy is only 21. Not a surfer’s wave.

Moving into the second week, we get a tiny pulse on Tuesday the 1st of September. The morning shows 1.0ft from the SE, but with a long 15-second period. That’s a groundswell, but it’s so small it’s barely a bump. The combined energy is 74, still weak. It’s clean, but you’d be lucky to get a ride.

The only real standout, if you can call it that, is Wednesday the 2nd of September morning. The swell is still only 1ft from the SE, but the period is a solid 12 seconds, and the wind is glassy. The water is a glassy mirror. The combined energy is 54. It’s tiny, but for a true longboarder or a SUP, it might be a fun, glassy session if you’re desperate. It’s the best of a very poor bunch.

After that, it’s back to the same story: small, short-period junk with cross-offshore or onshore winds all the way through to the 9th. The wind gets strong on the 4th and 5th, with gusts up to 25 mph, but the swell is still only 2ft. Not worth a look.

So, bottom line: there’s no real surf here. The only spot, Rehoboth Main, is a beginner-friendly beach break but it’s inconsistent and always crowded. For this stretch, it’s a total write-off. It’s a lull, and it tends not to stay this poor for long, but right now, the board stays on the rack.

Rusty.

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