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New Road / Delaware Seashore State Park kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot
United States · Delaware
Overview
New Road is a flat water spot on the bay side of Delaware Seashore State Park, on the shores of Rehoboth Bay. It's one of the best flat water spots in Delaware, offering calm and shallow waters ideal for beginners and freestyle. The state park provides good bay access with grassy and sandy launch areas. Southwest winds cross the bay unobstructed, offering good wind conditions. Very popular spot with the Delaware and neighboring Maryland kite community.
Spot forecast for New Road / Delaware Seashore State Park
Sunrise 07:14 · Sunset 18:15
Next tides
- High tide · 1.1 m
- Low tide · 0.5 m
- High tide · 1.3 m
- Low tide · 0.5 m
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New Road / Delaware Seashore State Park: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
337h
in March · 29 rideable days
The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 18 °C. It peaks in March, with 337 hours of usable wind.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is March, with 186 mm.
Monthly averages: New Road / Delaware Seashore State Park
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.5 | 262 h | 5 °C | 67 mm |
| February | 27.5 | 254 h | 8 °C | 65 mm |
| March | 29.0 | 337 h | 14 °C | 186 mm |
| April | 28.0 | 331 h | 18 °C | 88 mm |
| May | 28.5 | 315 h | 21 °C | 95 mm |
| June | 27.5 | 299 h | 28 °C | 59 mm |
| July | 25.5 | 237 h | 29 °C | 108 mm |
| August | 27.5 | 265 h | 27 °C | 30 mm |
| September | 28.0 | 310 h | 24 °C | 91 mm |
| October | 27.5 | 287 h | 20 °C | 28 mm |
| November | 26.5 | 256 h | 14 °C | 29 mm |
| December | 27.5 | 254 h | 7 °C | 62 mm |
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Technical details of New Road / Delaware Seashore State Park spot
The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Beginner
On the water
Flat water on Rehoboth Bay. Calm and shallow waters, ideal for learning. Sandy and muddy bottom. Warm brackish water in summer. Moderate tidal range affecting depth. Excellent flat water conditions for freestyle and foil. Rideable at high tide, very shallow at low tide.
Hazards
Very shallow at low tide — check tide. Horseshoe crabs on the bottom. Jellyfish possible in summer. Tidal currents in passes. State park with entrance fee in summer. Mosquitoes and greenheads abundant in light wind. Thunderstorms possible in summer.
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