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Delaware and Maryland · United States

Wednesday, Sep 23

Where to surf

Bethany Beach10:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT

Strong wind — difficult conditions · Low confidence

10.0–10.2 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Strong wind: 19.7 kt · onshore

Cautions
  • Strong wind or gusts up to 28.4 kt can make the session difficult; being first in the list does not make conditions good.
  • Large waves are forecast. Choose conditions that suit your experience.
  • Strong wind or gusts up to 29.5 kt can make the session difficult; being first in the list does not make conditions good.
  • Strong wind or gusts up to 32.7 kt can make the session difficult; being first in the list does not make conditions good.
Other places to check
  • Assateague · 11:00 AM–1:00 PM EDT · Strong wind — difficult conditions
    6.6–6.6 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 21.0 kt cross-shore
Why this spot?
  • This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

Delaware and Maryland spots

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2 spots

Delaware and Maryland

2 spots
Delaware and Maryland surf forecast
SpotBreaking surfOutlookBest windowWindTideHourly timeline
AssateagueE offshore model swell · 2.9 ft @ 8s
UnavailableStrong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidence11:00 AM–1:00 PMNNE 17.5 ktcross-shore1.5 ftfalling
Bethany BeachESE offshore model swell · 3.1 ft @ 9s
UnavailableStrong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidence10:00 AM–12:00 PMNE 17.9 ktonshore2 ftfalling

Delaware and Maryland

2 spots

Assateague

Unavailable

Offshore swell: E 2.9 ft @ 8s

Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceWhen to go11:00 AM–1:00 PM
WindNNE 17.5 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftfalling
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable18.81 ft
UUnavailable19.41 ft
UUnavailable18.91 ft
UUnavailable18.61.5 ft
UUnavailable18.61.5 ft
UUnavailable18.72 ft
UUnavailable17.82 ft
UUnavailable17.22 ft
UUnavailable17.51.5 ft
UUnavailable17.81.5 ft
UUnavailable17.11 ft
UUnavailable16.20.5 ft
UUnavailable20.50.5 ft
UUnavailable211 ft
UUnavailable20.61 ft
UUnavailable20.91.5 ft
UUnavailable21.52 ft
UUnavailable23.32 ft
UUnavailable22.92.5 ft
UUnavailable21.42.5 ft
UUnavailable20.92 ft
UUnavailable20.42 ft
UUnavailable19.81.5 ft
UUnavailable19.81 ft
Open hourly forecast

Bethany Beach

Unavailable

Offshore swell: ESE 3.1 ft @ 9s

Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceWhen to go10:00 AM–12:00 PM
WindNE 17.9 ktonshoreTide2 ftfalling
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable18.41 ft
UUnavailable19.11 ft
UUnavailable17.61 ft
UUnavailable18.41.5 ft
UUnavailable18.52 ft
UUnavailable17.42 ft
UUnavailable17.52.5 ft
UUnavailable17.82.5 ft
UUnavailable17.92 ft
UUnavailable17.82 ft
UUnavailable16.61.5 ft
UUnavailable171 ft
UUnavailable19.70.5 ft
UUnavailable191 ft
UUnavailable19.21 ft
UUnavailable20.81.5 ft
UUnavailable21.42 ft
UUnavailable21.32.5 ft
UUnavailable21.92.5 ft
UUnavailable19.43 ft
UUnavailable193 ft
UUnavailable18.72.5 ft
UUnavailable18.72 ft
UUnavailable18.91.5 ft
Open hourly forecast

Seven-day outlook

DaySurfBest periodWhereWind
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 11.5–21 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 16–23.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 17.5–24.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 12–21 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 10.5–17 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1.5–11.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1–6.5 kt varying direction
Forecast sources 3/4 current

Coastal waves, offshore swell, and surf height describe different conditions. Source availability does not measure forecast accuracy.

Tide prediction

NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API

Ocean City Inlet station 8570283; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.
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