Lake Worth Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the table for our local stretch.

Honestly, folks, this is a tough one. Looking at the 16-day window for Lake Worth Pier, it's a real quiet stretch. The first week and a half are basically a write-off. We've got nothing but tiny, weak dribbles of swell, mostly from the ESE, with periods so short they barely have a pulse. The wind is a constant problem too, mainly cross-onshore or onshore, keeping things choppy and messy. The combined wave energy is in the dumps, with values barely cracking 20 or 30 – genuinely weak stuff. The only real bright spot for clean conditions is early on the morning of Monday the 7th, when we get a glassy, flat spell with the wind dropping to nothing. But with a swell of 0.7 ft from the ENE, there's nothing to ride.

This pattern of poor surf continues day after day. There's a solid gap of about 12 days here where there's nothing worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting at a warm 86.5°, which is about a degree and a half warmer than average for this time of year – a bit of a tropical bath.

The only glimmer of hope comes right at the end of the forecast, on Wednesday morning, the 16th of September. The swell finally jumps up to 4.3 ft from the NNE. It's a short period swell at 8 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 307 – a moderate bump. But the wind is still onshore from the ESE, and the rating is just a "marginal" call. It's not a classic, but it's the only thing that even looks like a wave. The afternoon it gets a bit bigger, 5.2 ft, but the wind stays onshore and the quality drops back to "poor." It's a last-ditch effort for the die-hards who just need to get wet.

So, to sum it up: we're looking at a long, flat run. The only hope is that last day on the 16th, and even that's a gamble. Hang tight, forecasts can change, but right now, it's a waiting game.

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