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Tower Road surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.3°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 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tower Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
43 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 76 | 72 | 147 | 131 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 74 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.70m | 8:40AM1.18m | 9:09PM1.72m | 9:33AM1.15m | 10:03PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM-0.19m | 2:42AM-0.19m | 2:35PM-0.22m | 3:35AM-0.18m | 3:26PM-0.21m | 4:29AM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 5 |
 kJ | 43 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 47 | 76 | 72 | 62 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 4 | — | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 27 | — | 25 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 19 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 17 | — | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 29 | 52 | 48 | 60 | 186 | — | — | 147 | 131 | 71 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 74 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 381 | 534 | 1164 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 154 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 380 | 427 | 427 | 1035 | 4 | 67 | 154 |
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