Delray Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida
Delray Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Florida
Delray Beach, Florida: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.9 ft at 11 seconds from the northeast, with a 7 mph onshore wind from the east-northeast. Water is about 83°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 3.6 ft at 7:53 pm.
3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 1.9 ft · 11 s · NEplus 1.1 ft · 11 s · E
- Wind
- 7 mph (ENE)onshore
- Tide
- 1.7 ft risinghigh 3.6 ft at 7:53 pm
- Water
- 83°Frashguard
- Air
- 82°Ffeels like 90°F
- Sun
- rise 6:35 amset 5:33 pm
Delray Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Delray Beach: 8 am, Good, on a falling 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 Delray Beach: 6 am, Fair, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 4.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 4.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.5 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 3 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (E) | 3.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (E) | 3.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (E) | 4.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (E) | 4.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (E) | 3.7 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (E) | 3.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (E) | 2.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (E) | 1.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (ESE) | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (ESE) | 1.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (ESE) | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (ESE) | 2.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (ESE) | 2.7 ft |
Delray Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Delray Beach arrive about every 3 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 3.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 3 minutes or so, each lasting about 24 s
- Lulls
- about 104 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 88% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Delray Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Delray Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 2 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Delray Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 11 s · NE | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 8 mph onshore (ENE) | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2 ft | Fair | 1.7 ft · 11 s · NE | 8 mph onshore (E) | 8 mph onshore (ESE) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 11 s · NE | 6 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 14 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Fair | 1.0 ft · 10 s · NE | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 5 s · NNE | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 9 mph offshore (WNW) | 6 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 7 s · NNE | 15 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2 ft | Good | 3.6 ft · 7 s · NNE | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 6 s · NNE | 14 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 21 | 17 mph onshore (E), gusts 25 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph onshore (ENE) | 15 mph onshore (ENE) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–3 ft | Poor | — | 13 mph onshore (NE) | 16 mph onshore (NE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Delray Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Delray Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Delray Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 1.1 ft at 1:17 am, high 4.3 ft at 7:51 am, low 1.5 ft at 2:07 pm and high 3.6 ft at 7:53 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.7 ft and rising.
Delray Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 1.1 ft at 1:17 amHigh 4.3 ft at 7:51 amLow 1.5 ft at 2:07 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 7:53 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:01 amHigh 4.1 ft at 8:31 amLow 1.4 ft at 2:44 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:35 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.2 ft at 2:38 amHigh 4.1 ft at 9:09 amLow 1.6 ft at 3:21 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:08 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.2 ft at 3:14 amHigh 4.1 ft at 9:51 amLow 1.8 ft at 4:01 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:49 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.4 ft at 3:56 amHigh 4.0 ft at 10:29 amLow 1.8 ft at 4:46 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 10:29 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.4 ft at 4:40 amHigh 3.8 ft at 11:10 amLow 1.6 ft at 5:31 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 11:17 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.4 ft at 5:25 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:58 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:16 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.1 ft at 12:09 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:16 amHigh 3.4 ft at 12:45 pmLow 1.5 ft at 7:06 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.1 ft at 1:07 amLow 1.5 ft at 7:10 amHigh 3.4 ft at 1:34 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Delray Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Delray Beach is about 83°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 90°F and a 7 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 82 and 83°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 Delray Beach
- Highland Beach2.5 mi S · 2 ft · Fair
- Boynton Beach4.7 mi N · 3 ft · Fair
- Yamato Rock4.7 mi S · 2 ft · Fair
- Spanish River5.5 mi S · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Boynton Beach Inlet5.8 mi N · 3 ft · Fair
- Red Reef Park6.5 mi S · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
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About Delray Beach
Delray Beach is a beach break in Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, facing east. Also called Atlantic Avenue.
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