Delaware Surf

Detailed Delaware surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Delaware. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Delaware. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Delaware over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Delaware and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Delaware Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Delaware Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Delaware coastline are also listed below.

Delaware Photos

Delaware Wavefinder

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	Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Mon		Tuesday 19			Wed
	PM	Night	Night	PM	Night	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	Night	Night	AM	PM	Night	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Assateague Maryland	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Assateague Maryland	Avalon 30th Street New Jersey	Avalon 30th Street New Jersey	Assateague Maryland	Bethany Delaware	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bethany Delaware	Bethany Delaware	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.9 SSE	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 ESE	0.7 E	0.5 E	1.7 SW	1.1 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period(s)	13	17	5	18	16	7	9	9	9	9	15	7	8	8	8	12	12	11	18	19	17	16
Energy	78	92	63	1018	909	63	79	108	118	70	1378	139	95	80	64	463	172	405	1092	600	436	542
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		12:01AM 0.55		12:32PM 0.85	12:41AM 0.52		7:27AM 1.27	7:46PM 1.59		7:47AM 1.24	1:42AM 0.45	8:03PM 1.56	8:39AM 1.25		8:38PM 1.43	2:33PM 1.27	2:36AM 0.41		3:11PM 1.26	3:02AM 0.40		3:50PM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)		6:52PM 0.37	11:58PM 0.05		7:28PM 0.26	12:51AM -0.03	1:32PM -0.05		1:44AM -0.09	1:51PM -0.07	8:40PM 0.13	2:47AM -0.15		2:33PM -0.07	3:29AM -0.14		9:56PM 0.13	7:41AM 0.06		10:36PM 0.18	8:13AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	4	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	3	1	-	-	-
High °C	22	20	16	21	21	13	13	17	18	19	15	22	24	28	26	16	16	15	15	14	15	16
Low °C	22	19	15	20	17	11	9	15	16	16	15	20	19	27	24	16	15	15	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	22	20	14	21	21	11	11	16	18	19	15	22	24	28	26	16	15	14	14	12	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-
Sunset	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	5:24	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 E	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 ESE	0.7 E	0.5 E	1.7 SW	1.1 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	13	13	7	18	16	7	9	9	9	9	15	7	8	8	8	12	12	11	18	11	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.3 SW	0.2 ESE	0.2 ENE	-	0.1 E	-	0.5 E	0.5 SSE	0.4 SE	0.2 WNW	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	7	17	10	3	-	7	-	9	8	9	4	9	8	8	8	21	20	19	22	19	17	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	0.9 SSE	-	-	0.5 NW	0.8 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.2 S	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	1.1 SW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SW	0.2 SSE	-
Period (s)	3	3	5	-	-	3	4	3	3	4	-	2	-	-	-	12	5	11	18	11	3	-

	Wednesday 13				Thursday 14				Wed	Thursday 14			Fri	Thu	Fri	Thu		Friday 15
	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	9:30AM	11PM	2AM	5AM	9:30PM	0:30AM	2PM	6:30AM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ocean City Maryland	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	North Assateague (The Wedge) Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	10th Street (Avalon) New Jersey	10th Street (Avalon) New Jersey	Avalon 30th Street New Jersey	Avalon 30th Street New Jersey
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	1.1 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.7 SE	1.2 SW	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.8 SE	0.9 SE	0.6 ESE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE
Period(s)	14	13	13	13	17	16	16	16	5	5	5	16	16	6	16	6	7	7	8	9	9	8
Energy	76	78	82	77	92	112	140	281	83	63	56	1065	909	51	707	59	70	63	96	131	79	74
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)	12:23PM 0.70				12:01AM 0.55											6:20PM 1.35				7:27AM 1.27
Low Tide / height (m)				6:52PM 0.37			5:37AM 0.30			11:58PM 0.05		7:28PM 0.26		12:10PM -0.02	5:52AM 0.25			12:51AM -0.03				1:32PM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	22	22	20	20	19	19	19	16	15	15	21	20	16	17	13	11	11	10	9	13	15
Chill °C (?)	21	22	22	20	20	19	19	19	15	15	15	21	20	15	17	11	8	8	7	6	11	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-
Sunset	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.9 SSE	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	0.7 SE	1.2 SW	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.8 SE	0.9 SE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.7 SE
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	16	7	7	5	16	16	6	16	6	7	7	8	7	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.3 NW	0.3 N	0.4 ESE	0.1 E	-	0.6 ESE	-	-
Period (s)	7	7	18	18	17	16	16	12	10	10	7	-	-	10	5	3	8	7	-	9	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.1 S	0.9 SSE	-	-	-	0.3 NNW	0.4 NE	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 W
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	-	-	-	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3

	Wednesday 13	Thursday 14
	10:30AM	11:30AM	12:30PM	1:30PM	2:30PM	3:30PM	4:30PM	5:30PM	5AM	6AM	7AM	9:30PM	10:30PM	10AM	0:30AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Energy	76	76	76	80	79	78	77	83	82	59	59	77	76	76	92	90	88	112	127	144	140	165
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)			12:23PM 0.70												12:01AM 0.55
Low Tide / height (m)										6:52PM 0.37											5:37AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	19	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

Delaware Surf Breaks

Bethany

beach/jetty

Dewey Beach

beach

Fenwick

beach/jetty

Indian River (Northside)

beach/jetty

Indian River (Southside)

beach/jetty

beach/groyne

beach

beach

sandbar

If you're looking for a endless haven of surf breaks then perhaps Delaware shouldn't be high on your list, never the less this part of coast does offer some decent rideable waves on a semi consistent basis. Come summer the whole coast lights up with crowds, with most of the surfable beaches being closed for surfing.

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