Slaughter Beach
Delaware · United States
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Slaughter Beach is a NE-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches N–SE swell, and offshore SW–W winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~18.6°C (65.5°F) on average
Jan
4.5°C
40.1°F · 0.1–7.1°C
Feb
3.2°C
37.8°F · 0.7–6.2°C
Mar
5.5°C
41.9°F · 0.7–10.7°C
Apr
9.6°C
49.3°F · 5.7–13.1°C
May
14.8°C
58.6°F · 10.5–19.7°C
Jun
20.1°C
68.2°F · 14.6–23.9°C
Jul
23.2°C
73.8°F · 20.1–26°C
Aug
24°C
75.2°F · 19.7–26.2°C
Sep
23.1°C
73.6°F · 19.8–25.6°C
Oct
18.6°C
65.5°F · 13.6–21.5°C
Nov
12.6°C
54.7°F · 8.6–16°C
Dec
7.8°C
46°F · 5.1–10.8°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
N–SE
Best wind
SW–W
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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