Tower Road surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
16.5° C
(Which is 2.8°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 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (22 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
151
170
212
247
303
330
306
351
452
625
719
822
724
542
446
351
318
232
186
118
115
112
90
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
25
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
SE
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:21PM1.04m
1:51AM1.27m
2:27PM1.05m
2:53AM1.17m
3:34PM1.09m
3:53AM1.09m
Low Tide
7:26PM0.07m
8:20AM0.07m
8:32PM0.13m
9:14AM0.09m
9:39PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:10
8:12
8:13
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
14
15
18
19
18
19
20
20
20
18
16
16
6
5
6
5
4
4
4
3
5
3
3
5
8
11
18
20
19
20
21
21
22
18
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
8
4
4
4
4
446
351
318
232
186
118
115
112
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
18
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
Energy kJ
4
7
4
7
6
53
45
35
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
94
151
170
212
247
303
330
306
351
452
625
719
822
724
542
22
26
33
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
305
388
388
1178
2141
697
424
1095
697
697
193
1164
225
225
17
0
0
4
30
134
17
27
39
211
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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