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Delray public beach
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
44Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 3 ft swell at 7 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 153kJ
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Tue 3 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 101kJ
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 52 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 77kJ
- Wind
- E 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 51kJ
- Wind
- ENE 5 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 55 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 95kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 35kJ
- Wind
- NNW 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- NW 2 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 130, poor
- Mon 241, poor
- Tue 346, fair
- Wed 452, fair
- Thu 534, too small
- Fri 655, fair
- Sat 731, too small
- Sun 816, too small
- Mon 914, too small
- Tue 1041, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best in Sep1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 30, poor | 4 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 153kJ | wind from the east, 10 knots | 25°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 41, poor | 4 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 153kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 46, fair | 4 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 101kJ | wind from the east, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 52, fair | 4 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 77kJ | wind from the east, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 34, too small | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 51kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 55, fair | 3 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 35kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 16, too small | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 14, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 0 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 41, poor | 3 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 50kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore | 24°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:15 +0.4 mLow 06:26 −0.5 mHigh 12:59 +0.5 mLow 19:19 −0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:26 +0.4 mLow 07:35 −0.4 mHigh 14:04 +0.5 mLow 20:22 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:37 +0.4 mLow 08:45 −0.4 mHigh 15:06 +0.5 mLow 21:22 −0.4 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Sep
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Delray public beach
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (97°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (277°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 53). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Delray Beach, 1.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot and 2 dive sites.
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,090–US$1,960 each
about US$1,090–US$1,960 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to FLL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$201–US$409 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$100–US$167 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$147–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,090–US$1,960 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
3 min by car · 45 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
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About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 6h
About 6h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → FLL, direct, then 1h 05m by road
Flights MDW → FLL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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