Tower Road surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 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 1.3°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 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.1
E
18
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
73
55
41
21
15
15
60
6
16
16
16
17
20
27
25
18
19
16
40
17
16
20
20
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09PM1.72m
9:33AM1.15m
10:03PM1.69m
10:27AM1.12m
10:58PM1.61m
11:22AM1.08m
Low Tide
2:35PM-0.22m
3:35AM-0.18m
3:26PM-0.21m
4:29AM-0.13m
4:21PM-0.16m
5:26AM-0.07m
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:08
2
Temp °C
25
24
25
24
24
22
27
28
29
25
24
23
23
21
27
30
30
25
24
24
22
22
27
31
23
22
23
23
25
23
28
26
26
22
21
22
22
20
26
28
26
22
21
22
20
20
25
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
E
14
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
41
21
8
8
4
16
16
16
17
20
27
25
18
19
16
40
17
16
31
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
1
8
15
15
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
16
9
9
20
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
6
4
4
1
6
6
4
5
5
5
4
10
9
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
65
73
55
60
22
35
34
40
36
29
28
34
51
66
83
40
54
41
64
22
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)
178
27
0
4
7
31
51
427
1035
1035
633
556
182
172
17
210
192
182
192
17
210
215
11
195
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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