Check the Beach

Slaughter Beach

Sussex County, Delaware, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:11 pm
8 am
6.1
27 km/h16 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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
11°C53°F
Water
16°C62°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
6.1Good8 am2716
5.9Good9 am2817
5.7Good10 am2717
5.7Good11 am2616
6.1Good12 pm2616
6.4Good1 pm2515
6.5Good2 pm2415
6.6Good3 pm2314
6.7Good4 pm2113
6.6Good5 pm2214
6.5Good6 pm2415
Sat
4.5Fair8 am1811
4.6Fair9 am1811
6.5Good10 am1610
4.7Fair11 am1610
4.7Fair12 pm1510
6.4Good1 pm128
6.1Good2 pm138
6.9Good3 pm138
6.5Good4 pm128
7.0Great5 pm117
6.8Good6 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -1.0 m. High at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest airport
26 km16 miDelaware Coastal Airport (GED)

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

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