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Fenwick Island

Sussex County, Delaware, United States

Today’s timelapse
Fenwick Island: Building 464

Fenwick Island 2 photos

  • Fenwick Island Lighthouse - Delaware - 8561425624

    Fenwick Island Lighthouse - Delaware - 8561425624. Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Fenwick Island Lighthouse - Delaware - 8561424842

    Fenwick Island Lighthouse - Delaware - 8561424842. Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

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Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:11 pm
8 am
5.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.5
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair

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Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C54°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
159 km/hmph N
Gusts
2817 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am2616
5.2Fair9 am2717
4.9Fair10 am2817
3.8Poor11 am2817
4.5Fair12 pm2918
4.6Fair1 pm2817
4.3Fair2 pm3019
4.5Fair3 pm3019
5.0Fair4 pm2717
5.1Fair5 pm2616
4.6Fair6 pm2516
Sat
3.9Poor8 am2012
4.0Fair9 am1912
4.6Fair10 am1912
5.8Good11 am1912
6.0Good12 pm1610
4.4Fair1 pm1711
4.4Fair2 pm149
4.9Fair3 pm149
4.5Fair4 pm96
5.0Fair5 pm127
5.0Fair6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.3 m. Low at 11 am, -0.8 m. High at 5 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 12 am, -0.9 mHigh 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 11 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.9 m3 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.9 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Fenwick Island

Fenwick Island is a barrier island located in Delaware and Maryland along the Atlantic Ocean. It is near Maryland Beach, which is 0.38 miles away. There are 28 food options within 0.62 miles of the area.

From Wikipedia

Fenwick Island is a barrier spit along the Atlantic Ocean in Delaware and Maryland in the United States. It contains the communities of South Bethany and Fenwick Island in Delaware along with Ocean City, Maryland. Until 1933, it was attached to Assateague Island to the south. That year, a hurricane carved an inlet between the two landforms, which was made permanent. If not for the Assawoman Canal, constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1891, the island would be attached to the mainland of Delaware.

Source: Fenwick Island (Delaware–Maryland) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking14 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink28 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 20 m70 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miFenwick Island (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miOcean City Municipal Airport (OCE)

Nearby places

  • Fishers PopcornFood and drink
    20 m70 ft
  • Grab & Go TacoMexican
    30 m110 ft
  • Kohr BrosFood and drink
    40 m130 ft
  • Bahama’s Crabshack Carryout & Seafood MarketSeafood
    50 m150 ft
  • Dunkin'Donut
    80 m260 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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