Deerfield Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, it’s a tough run at Deerfield Beach Pier. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a bust — there’s no real surf to get excited about. The water temperature is a warm 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a wetsuit. But that’s about the only upside.

We start off on Thursday the 27th with tiny 0.3ft northeast windswell, and it’s pretty much the same story day after day. The combined swell energy is weak throughout, mostly in the teens and twenties (18-40). The wind is a problem, too — mostly onshore or cross-on from the southeast and east, keeping things choppy. On Friday the 28th through Sunday the 30th, we’re looking at tiny surf from 0.3ft to 3ft, max, with poor conditions. A little bump shows up Sunday morning with 3ft from the ESE, but the period is a short 5 seconds and the wind is onshore — not worth paddling out for.

Moving into the first week of September, no change. Monday the 31st, Tuesday the 1st, Wednesday the 2nd, all tiny and sloppy. On Wednesday the 2nd, we see the period stretch to 11 seconds, but the swell height is only 1ft and the energy is 74 — still too weak to do anything with. Thursday the 3rd through Saturday the 5th is more of the same: 2ft to 3ft, short period, onshore wind, and risk of thunderstorms in the mix.

As we get deeper into the second week, there’s a slight glimmer. On Monday the 7th, the wind goes glassy in the morning, with 2ft from the ESE. It’s small, but clean. Then on Tuesday the 8th, we see a 13-second period swell, with 1.0ft from the ESE and a light cross-offshore wind — clean, but tiny. Wednesday the 9th morning also goes glassy with a 1ft, 11-second swell, and the energy ticks up to 85. It’s still not enough to get excited about.

The best we get all forecast period is on Thursday the 10th afternoon: 2ft from the NE with an 11-second period and combined energy hitting 132 — finally a moderate reading. But the wind is light cross-on, and the swell is still small. That carries into Friday the 11th with 2ft, but the onshore wind kicks back up, ruining it.

Bottom line: there’s no standout surf here. The whole 16 days is a run of tiny, weak, wind-affected conditions. The only time it’s clean is when the swell is too small to ride. This area just goes flat like this sometimes. Keep your eye on the forecast — it’s bound to change.

Rusty.

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