Tower Road Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Delaware, USA)

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Tower Road Surf Guide

Tower Road in Delaware is an exposed sandbar break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east northeast. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for - Rips / undertow.

Tower Road Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	12.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tower Road:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tower Road occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Tower Road (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Tower Road with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 24% of the time in September while 48% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 28% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

24%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

48%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

28%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Tower Road Location Map

Interactive Tower Road surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Tower Road is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD) in USA, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Tower Road is Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Rgnl Airport (SBY), also in USA, 54 km (34 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Tower Road Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 22:12 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Tower Road look like?

Latest photos from Tower Road. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Justin Wright

Tides at Tower Road

Current tide and informaton

For Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 5 km from Tower Road.

Next High Water: 10:33pm | 1.35m

Next Low Water: 04:53am | 0.18m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Tower Road Sea Temperature

Sunny with deceptively warm air temperatures, yet the sea remains quite cold at Tower Road. Surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit and optionally a hood, neoprene gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.