Tower Road surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 EDT
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Tower Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tower Road sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tower Road today?

The current surf forecast for Tower Road at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (13 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
4
10
36
28
22
18
23
43
36
36
29
32
79
72
74
90
94
86
65
61
63
45
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
S
15
SW
10
SSE
5
WSW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:45PM1.40m
6:07AM1.20m
6:35PM1.53m
6:58AM1.21m
7:25PM1.63m
7:49AM1.20m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.05m
00:00AM0.02m
12:06PM-0.04m
00:55AM-0.08m
12:56PM-0.12m
1:49AM-0.15m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:05
5
1
4
3
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
14
14
12
13
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
15
16
18
17
16
15
15
13
10
10
10
14
14
14
6
6
10
7
8
5
4
4
5
6
9
12
15
15
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.9
SSE
5
0.2
E
7
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
9
4
4
4
36
4
22
18
23
43
36
36
29
32
79
72
74
90
94
86
65
61
63
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
10
10
10
4
10
4
4
10
2
2
2
10
8
6
31
13
23
11
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
10
10
10
1
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
19
51
85
59
52
28
4
10
5
3
7
8
10
8
14
12
4
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
599
1183
1282
697
4
23
31
68
68
31
95
56
31
31
40
31
66
31
34
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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