Bethany Beach · Sussex County · Delaware
Indian River Inlet Surf Report & Forecast, South, Delaware
Indian River Inlet, South, Delaware: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 12 pm EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 13 mph offshore wind from the west-southwest, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.3 ft at 2:32 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.3 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 13 mph (WSW), gusts 20offshore
- Tide
- 1.6 ft fallinglow 0.3 ft at 2:32 pm
- Water
- 59°F4/3
- Air
- 62°Ffeels like 54°F
- Sun
- rise 6:37 amset 4:51 pm
Indian River Inlet surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Indian River Inlet: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Indian River Inlet: 6 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WSW) | 3.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (W) | 4.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (W) | 4.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (W) | 4.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 3.5 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 18 | 2.6 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 2 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 1.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 0.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 0.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 0.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WSW) | 1.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 2.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 3.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 4.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 4.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (NE) | 4.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4 mph onshore (E) | 2.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 5 mph onshore (ESE) | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph onshore (ESE) | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (ESE) | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (ESE) | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (ESE) | 1.4 ft |
Indian River Inlet waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Indian River Inlet arrive about every 2 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 16 s
- Lulls
- about 124 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 8% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Indian River Inlet surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Indian River Inlet: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 10 at 2 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Indian River Inlet are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 11 s · ESE | 8 mph offshore (W) | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 11 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 10 s · E | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 6 mph onshore (ESE) | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 10 s · E | 9 mph onshore (SE) | 8 mph offshore (W), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 7 s · SSE | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 23 mph offshore (NW), gusts 32 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 8 s · ENE | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 27 | 26 mph offshore (NW), gusts 35 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 9 s · ENE | 19 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 24 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 9 s · ENE | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 22 | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 19 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 mph cross-shore (N) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 13 mph cross-shore (N) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Indian River Inlet are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Indian River Inlet tide chart and tide times
Tides at Indian River Inlet today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.1 ft at 1:29 am, high 4.3 ft at 8:01 am, low 0.3 ft at 2:32 pm and high 3.1 ft at 8:19 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 1.6 ft and falling.
Indian River Inlet tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.1 ft at 1:29 amHigh 4.3 ft at 8:01 amLow 0.3 ft at 2:32 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 8:19 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.3 ft at 2:07 amHigh 4.4 ft at 8:43 amLow 0.7 ft at 3:07 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:05 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:48 amHigh 4.8 ft at 9:16 amLow 1.2 ft at 3:52 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:41 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.4 ft at 3:27 amHigh 4.7 ft at 9:57 amLow 1.4 ft at 4:39 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 10:18 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.2 ft at 4:19 amHigh 4.0 ft at 10:37 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:31 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 11:22 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:56 amHigh 4.0 ft at 11:29 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:16 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.1 ft at 12:09 amLow 1.4 ft at 5:58 amHigh 3.8 ft at 12:19 pmLow 1.1 ft at 7:04 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.0 ft at 1 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:01 amHigh 3.5 ft at 1:16 pmLow 0.9 ft at 7:49 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | High 3.2 ft at 1:56 amLow 1.1 ft at 8:01 amHigh 3.5 ft at 2:10 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Indian River Inlet water temperature
The water temperature at Indian River Inlet is about 59°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 54°F and a 13 mph wind, a 4/3 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 59°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Indian River Inlet
- Indian River Inlet0.4 mi NNW · 1 ft · Poor
- Bethany Beach4.7 mi S · 2 ft · Poor
- Fenwick Island11 mi S · 2 ft · Poor
- 120th Street, Maryland13 mi S · 2–3 ft · Poor
- 48th Street, Maryland16 mi S · 2 ft · Poor
- Ocean City Boardwalk, Maryland18 mi S · 2–3 ft · Poor
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About Indian River Inlet
Indian River Inlet is a jetty in Bethany Beach, Sussex County, Delaware, facing east. Also called IRI, IRI South and Indian River South Jetty.
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