Reef Road Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Reef Road in South Florida is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that usually has waves. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach breaks offer left-handers and there is also a left hand reef break.. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Beware of sharks and rocks.

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Overall Reef Road Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Reef Road:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	The Cove	2 mi
Second closest break	Ocean Reef Park	3 mi
Third closest break	Palm Beach Jetties	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Flagpoles	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Juno Pier	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Reef Road:
Closest wave buoy	Canaveral Buoy	121 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Canaveral East Buoy	177 mi
Third closest wave buoy	St Augustine Buoy	227 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Tampa Buoy	300 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Grays Reef Buoy	323 mi
Tide stations nearest to Reef Road:
Closest tide station	Port of Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Florida	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Port of Palm Beach, Florida	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Florida	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Palm Beach, Florida	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Palm Beach, Highway 704 bridge, Lake Worth, Florida	4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Reef Road:
Closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	432 mi
Second closest ski area	Cloudmont (United States)	597 mi
Third closest ski area	Sapphire Valley (United States)	603 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	603 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	603 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Reef Road:
Closest city location	Palm Beach Shores (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Riviera Beach (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Mangonia Park (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	West Palm Beach (United States)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lake Park (United States)	3 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Reef Road is Palm Beach International (West Palm Beach) Airport (PBI) in USA, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Reef Road is Palm Beach Co Park (West Palm Beach) Airport (LNA), also in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away.
• Third is Boca Raton Airport (BCT) in USA, 43 km (27 miles) away.
• Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) in USA is 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Reef Road and is 78 km (48 miles) away.