Tower Road surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
18
19
19
50
16
16
15
16
20
21
21
42
42
29
20
19
56
95
73
57
51
73
94
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
20
WSW
20
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
15
NNE
10
E
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:27AM1.12m
10:58PM1.61m
11:22AM1.08m
11:53PM1.51m
12:19PM1.05m
00:51AM1.39m
Low Tide
4:21PM-0.16m
5:26AM-0.07m
5:19PM-0.09m
6:24AM-0.01m
6:21PM-0.01m
7:22AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
28
31
30
25
24
23
23
22
27
31
29
21
22
20
19
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
11
27
30
27
25
23
21
21
21
26
30
26
21
23
20
19
12
9
7
5
5
6
5
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
27
18
19
19
50
16
16
44
24
20
21
21
42
42
29
20
14
14
19
19
18
24
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
5
18
5
9
15
16
4
5
4
15
19
20
20
19
19
7
4
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
9
9
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.1
SW
5
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.3
NE
2
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
Energy kJ
29
30
55
64
1
58
68
86
53
22
43
55
1
5
14
56
95
73
57
51
73
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
210
12
195
12
39
17
17
11
4
12
181
23
27
23
30
211
211
246
263
295
324
246
238
325
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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