Rehoboth Beach with kids today

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Updated 4:00 AM EDT

81/ 100
Great with kids Surf calmness is 1.4 ft — but water temperature at 66°F is what holds it back.
Partial data — Air quality unavailable, so this score is less certain.

What decides a families with kids score

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)

Before you swim

Swim near a staffed lifeguard tower, and check the National Weather Service surf-zone forecast for the official rip-current outlook — we report conditions, we don't forecast rip currents.

Rehoboth Beach is also scored for

73 Swimming surf calmness 1.4 ft 71 Walking & shelling low-tide window 4:22 PM

About Rehoboth Beach

Rehoboth Beach sits on the Delaware coast, where the water runs from about 42°F in February to 75°F in July.

The water averages above 70°F in July, August and September — 3 months of the year — peaking around 75°F in July and dropping to about 42°F in February.

Today it is 66°F. That is 1° below the October average of 67°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Rehoboth Beach about 0.6 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Rehoboth Beach good for families today?

Great with kids — we score it 81 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is water temperature at 66°F.

What makes a good families with kids day?

We weight surf calmness (35%), water temperature (25%), uv exposure (22%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

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