Lake Worth Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about what we’re looking at for this next stretch. Honestly, it’s a tough one. Over the next two weeks plus, from now through the end of August, we’ve got a whole lot of nothing happening as far as real surf goes. There are no standout days, no pulse of energy coming in, just flat to tiny conditions across the board.

We start off on Sunday the 16th with a tiny 0.7ft swell out of the ESE, cross-on wind, and a combined energy of just 16 – that’s weak, really weak. That pretty much sets the tone. Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th stay in the same zone: 0.7ft to 1ft, mostly cross-on or offshore, but it’s just not enough to ride anything with any push. Wednesday the 19th might give us a moment – glassy conditions in the morning, but still only 0.7ft. You’d be floating out there waiting for something that never really comes.

Into the second week, we get a bit more variety but no size. Thursday the 20th afternoon sees the swell bump to 2ft, but the wind is cross-on and the period drops to a terrible 4 seconds – that’s wind chop, not a wave. Combined energy hits 20, which is still nothing. Friday the 21st is clean and glassy in the morning, but again, 0.7ft with 8 seconds. Saturday the 22nd is more of the same: tiny, cross-on, with a chance of thunderstorms.

There’s a little blip around the 27th and 28th of August. Thursday the 27th morning has a 0.7ft ESE swell but with a longer period of 12 seconds and combined energy climbing to 32. Friday the 28th has offshore wind in the afternoon, 1ft, 10 seconds, combined energy 29. Still tiny, but for a few moments those conditions will look clean. But it's not surfable, not really.

Even into the final days – the 30th and 31st – we’re stuck with 0.7ft to 2ft, glassy or cross-off mornings, but nothing that breaks with any grunt.

All through this outlook, every single condition is marked as “poor surf conditions.” There’s no standouts, no day that rises above the rest. The water temp at the start is 87°F, which is about 2°F warmer than normal, but that’s small comfort when you’re staring at flat water.

For the beginners out there, none of this is too big – nothing over 5ft, nothing to worry about. But there’s also nothing to ride.

The only thing worth mentioning is that Lake Worth Pier is fairly exposed to swell, but with zero incoming energy, even that doesn't matter. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, but not when it’s flat like this.

This is a dust-on-the-glass kind of stretch. I’d leave the boards in the van and maybe go for a paddle if you’re desperate. It’s not kite-surfing weather either – the wind stays too light or cross-on. Just one of those quiet runs for this part of the coast.

Rusty.

Read more