Surf Forecast  Naval Jetties

Naval Jetties surfspot characteristics

More about Naval Jetties surfspot

Long rights off the groin on its day. Has potential to get heavy, hollow, and fast without sectioning. Good spot in hurricane swells. Best on S swells and low tides. Holds a good size. Often a good place when Maryland is getting a bit out of control. Watch out for submerged tree stumps. Not particularly consistent, and rarely crowded. No pollution.

General: Two miles east of Lewes and located within Cape Henlopen State Park, Naval Jetties is the closest thing you'll find to a pointbreak and also the nearest thing Delaware has to hills, as the sand dunes are the largest between Cape Hatteras and Cape Cod. The right breaks off a jetty on top of a sandbar held together by ancient cedar tree stumps. At low tide, it can be like surfing through a cemetery. The spot is fickle, but occasionally produces lengthy rights on the right swells. It's a one-spot takeoff, so two carloads make a crowd. Tides: Low and incoming Size: Chest high-overhead Wind: Southwest or West Swell: S, SE, NE Bottom: Sand with many cedar stumps. Paddling: Not bad but can be some work on certain swells. Spot Rating: It takes the right swell but can be good on its day.

Intermediate to advanced

Paid parking lot -- price varies for in-state and out of state.

Storm dependent: tropical cyclones in the late summer and fall with frontal activity and nor'easters in the late fall and winter.

Crowd Factor: Can be if it is working. Local Vibe: Can get a little chippy on good days.

Not too bad.

Since it's a favorite byway for dolphins just a few feet offshore, they may mistake your toes for blue fish.