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.

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Delaware Wavefinder

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	Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	The Cove Cape May New Jersey	Assateague Maryland	Wedge Maryland	Bethany Delaware	Assateague Maryland	Avalon 30th Street New Jersey	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Queen Street New Jersey	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	The Cove Delaware Delaware	Assateague Maryland	Dewey Beach Delaware
Rating	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.0 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.5 SE	0.6 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.4 S	0.4 ESE	0.3 E	1.5 S	1.0 S
Period(s) (?)	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	6	9	8	6	6
Energy(?)	148	152	103	172	171	192	146	171	163	117	139	100	114	146	56	119	119	194	55	20	209	101
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	off	cross	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:49PM 1.14		7:04AM 1.21		7:32PM 1.18	7:46AM 1.18		8:14PM 1.18	8:27AM 1.13		9:29PM 1.48	9:08AM 1.06		9:35PM 1.12	9:50AM 0.98		11:02PM 1.23	10:34AM 0.91		11:26PM 1.34	11:41AM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)	12:51PM -0.14		1:01AM -0.11		1:34PM -0.16	1:47AM -0.12		2:13PM -0.14	2:30AM -0.10		2:50PM -0.10	3:28AM -0.08		3:24PM -0.05	3:50AM -0.01		4:39PM 0.03		4:29AM 0.06	4:29PM 0.09		5:42AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	1	0	6	10	11	14	10	13	14	19	21	16	22	11	2	9	13	18	20	23	20	22
Low °C	1	0	0	8	10	13	10	13	11	15	20	9	18	5	2	7	11	14	17	21	16	19
Chill °C (?)	-4	-5	3	9	9	12	9	12	14	19	21	15	22	8	-4	7	12	17	20	23	20	22
Sunrise	6:31	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:20
Sunset	-	5:53	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:59	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.1 E	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.0 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 S	0.5 SE	0.8 S	0.6 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	10	10	9	15	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	5	10	6	9	9	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	-	0.1 E	-	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	-	-	0.4 ESE	-	0.2 ESE	-	0.8 ESE	0.4 SSE	0.6 ESE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	10	-	15	-	14	13	13	-	-	11	-	12	-	10	6	9	6	8	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.0 E	1.4 ESE	-	0.9 S	0.2 W	-	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.0 S	1.5 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	6	6	6	7	-	4	3	-	4	5	5	4	5	6	4	6	5	6	6	6	6	6

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	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Broadway New Jersey	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	10th Street (Avalon) New Jersey	10th Street (Avalon) New Jersey	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	The Cove Cape May New Jersey	The Cove Cape May New Jersey
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.6 SE	1.5 SE	1.3 SE	1.2 SE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE
Period(s) (?)	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	87	108	148	166	152	124	135	103	102	138	172	280	171	192	187	192	329	289	214	191	97	93
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		6:20AM 1.21				6:49PM 1.14					7:04AM 1.21				7:32PM 1.18				7:46AM 1.18
Low Tide / height (m)				12:51PM -0.14					1:01AM -0.11				1:34PM -0.16				2:29AM -0.14				2:31PM -0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Temp. °C	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	4	6	8	7	10	11	13	14	11	11	13	14	10	10
Chill °C (?)	-3	-5	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-3	1	3	6	7	8	9	12	12	10	10	12	14	8	8
Sunrise	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 ESE	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 ESE	-	0.1 E	0.9 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.2 ESE	1.6 SE	1.5 SE	1.3 SE	1.2 SE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE
Period (s)	8	7	10	10	10	7	9	9	8	-	15	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.4 SE	0.1 E	-	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	-
Period (s)	10	10	10	-	-	-	15	15	7	15	-	10	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 E	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.5 ESE	-	-	0.5 S	0.9 S	0.6 WSW	-	0.7 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	-	-	3	4	4	-	4	-	-	-

	Monday 02
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Broadway New Jersey	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	10th Street (Avalon) New Jersey	10th Street (Avalon) New Jersey	Assateague Maryland	Assateague Maryland	The Cove Cape May New Jersey	The Cove Cape May New Jersey
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.2 ESE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE
Period(s) (?)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	10	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	9	9
Energy(?)	75	73	87	98	100	108	127	143	148	152	157	16	147	146	152	152	110	104	125	125	31	31
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- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						6:20AM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	-2	1	1	0	0	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0
Chill °C (?)	-1	-1	-3	-3	-3	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-8	-4	-4	-5	-5	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	10	10	10	10	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.0 E	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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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