Deerfield Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – it’s a pretty flat and forgettable stretch coming up for Deerfield Beach Pier. We’re looking at a long, quiet run with nothing to get excited about.

The water is sitting at 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s a nice thing for a swim, but it’s about the only highlight. The wind is mostly onshore, from the east and southeast, blowing across the pier at 6 to 12 mph for most of the period. That’s messing up what little bump there is.

Right from Sunday 30 August morning, it’s only showing weak, short-period swell around 2 ft from the ESE, with the energy barely registering at just 23 (weak). The wave comment says “poor surf conditions,” and that’s the story all the way. The swell stays tiny, under 3 ft, and the period is short – mostly 4 to 8 seconds. That’s windswell at best, and it’s not offering anything ridable.

As we go into the following week, Monday 31 August through to Saturday 5 September, the swell barely climbs, topping out at 2 ft to 3 ft, but still with that lousy onshore or cross-onshore wind. The combined energy stays weak, never cracking 100 – it’s a consistent 10 to 56 (weak). Not a single session is worth paddling out for.

A small change pops up around Wednesday 9 September morning, with a north-east swell showing a period of 11 seconds and energy hitting 95 (still weak to moderate). But the wave height is only 2 ft, and the wind is still cross-onshore, so it’s not really going to clean up into anything worthwhile. That little pulse fades again.

Towards the second week, on Sunday 13 September morning, we finally see some cross-offshore wind from the north at 6 mph, and the swell edges up to 3 ft at a very short 5 seconds. The wave comment says “clean,” but the swell is still too weak and too short to push proper waves. The energy is only 42 (weak). Same story on Monday 14 September morning: swell 4 ft at 5 seconds, cross-offshore wind from the west at 9 mph, clean conditions, but again – short period junk. The energy stays weak at 71. The afternoon blows out with a south wind.

There’s nothing here that qualifies as a standout. No good surf is on offer in the entire 16-day window. The break is inconsistent, and this long gap with no recommendations is a pretty normal quiet spell for this sheltered sandbar. The setup is more interesting for a kite session than a paddle session during the bigger, windier afternoons.

Rusty.

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