Lake Worth Pier Southside Surf Report & Ideal Conditions

Live NOAA data · Updated 2026-09-16
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-09-16 14:00 UTC), Lake Worth Pier Southside is marginal: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the E is off its ideal NE direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is light from the N. Lake Worth Pier Southside is most often good on a 0–2 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the NE, with strong wind from the NE, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here. It's one of the more beginner-friendly breaks when it's small.

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Best conditions for Lake Worth Pier Southside

Lake Worth Pier Southside is most often good on a 0–2 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the NE, with strong wind from the NE, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.

Ideal wave height0–2 ft
Ideal periodmedium-period (8–16s)
Best swell directionNE
Best windstrong wind from the NE
Best tidehigh & incoming

These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →

Current conditions

Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-09-16 14:00 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.

Wave height1.6 ft
Dominant period4s
Swell directionENE (68°)
Wave buoyNDBC station 41122 (42 mi away)
Wind3 kt from the N — NDBC LKWF1 (0 mi away)

Lake Worth Pier Southside 7-day surf forecast

Model wave & wind outlook for Lake Worth Pier Southside from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).

DaySwell heightPeriod & directionWind
Wed Sep 162–5 ft6s NNE15 kt ENE
Thu Sep 174–5 ft7s NNE14 kt ENE
Fri Sep 183–4 ft8s NE9 kt E
Sat Sep 192–3 ft7s NE9 kt ESE
Sun Sep 202 ft7s NE11 kt SSE
Mon Sep 212–3 ft5s ESE10 kt SE
Tue Sep 222–4 ft6s ENE9 kt ESE

Tide

Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8722670 (Lake Worth Pier (ocean)), the nearest tide station (0 mi away). Times local.

Lake Worth Pier Southside tide chart for 2026-09-16 Predicted tide height in feet over two days, with high and low markers. 12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p 2.7ft12:36a0.4ft6:56a2.2ft12:53p0.4ft6:58p2.6ft1:19a0.3ft7:41a2.3ft1:45p0.4ft7:53pNow0.32.6

Frequently asked

Is Lake Worth Pier Southside working right now?

As of the latest buoy reading (2026-09-16 14:00 UTC), Lake Worth Pier Southside is marginal: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the E is off its ideal NE direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is light from the N.

Is Lake Worth Pier Southside good for beginners?

Lake Worth Pier Southside tends to suit beginners at its best — the sweet spot here is small 0–2 ft surf, the most forgiving size to learn on. It also tends to be best when the wind is up, which adds chop, so pick a calmer day while you're still learning. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.

What's the best tide for Lake Worth Pier Southside?

Lake Worth Pier Southside tends to be best on a high incoming tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.

What swell direction is best for Lake Worth Pier Southside?

The best swell direction for Lake Worth Pier Southside is from the northeast (NE). Swell arriving from the northeast lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.

What's the best wind for Lake Worth Pier Southside?

Lake Worth Pier Southside is most often good with strong wind from the northeast (NE) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.

Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Lake Worth Pier Southside come from?

LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 41122) and the nearest NOAA tide station (Lake Worth Pier (ocean)). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.

Does LazySurfer predict whether Lake Worth Pier Southside is good for me?

Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.

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