Surf Forecasts:
Tower Road surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, E swell with 49 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tower Road this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Tower Road in the next 16 days are 0.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tower Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's talk about the surf outlook for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's gonna be a tough stretch. We're looking at a long, dry spell with practically nothing rideable for well over a week. The first ten days are basically a write-off. The swell is tiny, coming in at a pathetic 0.7 ft to 1 ft, with short periods mostly under 10 seconds, and the combined wave energy is just sad, sitting in the single digits or low teens. It's just not enough to break properly.
The real story starts to shift on Tuesday the 15th of September. Finally, we see a little bump in energy. The highlight, and honestly the only real standout in this whole forecast, is the late afternoon session on Tuesday the 15th at Tower Road. It's a sandbar break, pretty exposed, and it's picking up a little 3 ft swell from the ENE. The period is only 6 seconds, so it's windswell, not the cleanest groundswell, but the big win here is the wind. It goes glassy. That's a massive positive. With the air still, those little waves will be clean, even if they're small. The combined energy is 90, which is just sneaking into the 'moderate' range after all that nothing. It's not going to be pumping, but for a beginner, it might be a fun little cruise on a longboard. The water is 77°, which is a solid 5° warmer than usual for this time of year, so you won't need a thick wetsuit.
After that brief moment of hope, we're right back to the small stuff. The 16th and 17th of September see a return to tiny 1.0 ft to 1 ft waves with clean but light winds. It's pretty, but not much to surf. The very end of the run, on the 19th, sees a bit of a longer period (12 seconds) sneaking in, but it's only 0.7 ft and the wind is a fresh cross-shore, making it lumpy. Not worth the paddle.
The rest of the days are just a grind of poor surf conditions. The wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is basically non-existent. It's one of those periods where the forecast will hopefully change, because right now, it's looking like a great time to clean the wax off your board and wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 35 | 34 | 49 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:07PM1.42m | 2:26AM0.98m | 3:16PM1.42m | 3:37AM0.98m | 4:26PM1.44m | 4:46AM1.04m | 5:29PM1.48m | 5:48AM1.12m | 6:25PM1.51m | 6:43AM1.23m | 7:15PM1.51m | 7:33AM1.32m | 8:01PM1.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.31m | 8:31AM0.17m | 9:47PM0.30m | 9:38AM0.14m | 10:54PM0.25m | 10:45AM0.08m | 11:54PM0.17m | 11:49AM0.01m | 00:46AM0.08m | 12:48PM-0.06m | 1:32AM0.01m | 1:41PM-0.10m | 2:14AM-0.04m | ||||||||
 | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 34 | 49 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSE 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 7 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 8 | E 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSW 2 | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | W 3 | NW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 15 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 88 | 8 | 15 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 324 | 522 | 522 | 576 | 343 | 238 | 382 | 95 | 134 | 382 | 31 | 51 | 697 | 213 | 216 | 213 | 1129 | 41 | 1475 | 266 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tower Road surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Tower Road Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Tower Road provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Tower Road can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tower Road surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tower Road) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Tower Road may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Tower Road is 37 km (23 miles) from Ocean City. If you plan a vacation in Delaware, look for hotels and other accommodation in Ocean City. Ocean City has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest