Lake Worth Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida
Lake Worth Pier Surf Report & Forecast, Lake Worth Beach, FL
Lake Worth Pier, Lake Worth Beach, Florida: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 2.3 ft at 11 seconds from the east-northeast, with an 8 mph onshore wind from the east. Water is about 82°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 3.7 ft at 7:51 pm.
3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 2.3 ft · 11 s · ENE
- Wind
- 8 mph (E)onshore
- Tide
- 1.7 ft risinghigh 3.7 ft at 7:51 pm
- Water
- 82°Frashguard
- Air
- 82°Ffeels like 89°F
- Sun
- rise 6:35 amset 5:33 pm
Lake Worth Pier surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Lake Worth Pier: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Lake Worth Pier: 6 am, Fair, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NE) | 3.8 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 4.2 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 4.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 4.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 3.6 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (E) | 2.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (E) | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (E) | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (E) | 1.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (E) | 2.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (E) | 3.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (ESE) | 3.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (ESE) | 3.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (ESE) | 4.1 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (ESE) | 4.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (ESE) | 3.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (ESE) | 3.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (ESE) | 2.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (ESE) | 1.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (SE) | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (SE) | 1.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (SE) | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (SE) | 2.2 ft |
| 6 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (SE) | 2.7 ft |
Lake Worth Pier waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Lake Worth Pier arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 3.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 31 s
- Lulls
- about 179 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 22% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Lake Worth Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Lake Worth Pier: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 2 ft and Fair.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Lake Worth Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.3 ft · 11 s · NE | 5 mph onshore (ENE) | 9 mph onshore (E) | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.9 ft · 11 s · NE | 8 mph onshore (ESE) | 9 mph onshore (SE) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 11 s · NE | 6 mph cross-shore (S) | 9 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 14 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 10 s · NE | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 5 s · NNE | 12 mph offshore (WNW) | 9 mph offshore (WNW) | 6 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 2.6 ft · 7 s · NNE | 16 mph cross-shore (NW) | 14 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2 ft | Fair | 3.5 ft · 7 s · NNE | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 12 mph onshore (NE), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2 ft | Poor | 2.5 ft · 4 s · E | 15 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 20 | 17 mph onshore (E), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph onshore (ENE) | 15 mph onshore (ENE) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 13 mph onshore (NE) | 16 mph onshore (NE) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Lake Worth Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Lake Worth Pier tide chart and tide times
Tides at Lake Worth Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: low 1.1 ft at 1:14 am, high 4.4 ft at 7:48 am, low 1.5 ft at 2:06 pm and high 3.7 ft at 7:51 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.7 ft and rising.
Lake Worth Pier tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 1.1 ft at 1:14 amHigh 4.4 ft at 7:48 amLow 1.5 ft at 2:06 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 7:51 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.1 ft at 1:58 amHigh 4.1 ft at 8:29 amLow 1.4 ft at 2:43 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:33 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.2 ft at 2:35 amHigh 4.2 ft at 9:07 amLow 1.6 ft at 3:20 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:06 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:11 amHigh 4.2 ft at 9:48 amLow 1.8 ft at 4 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:47 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.5 ft at 3:52 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:26 amLow 1.8 ft at 4:45 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 10:28 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.5 ft at 4:37 amHigh 3.8 ft at 11:08 amLow 1.7 ft at 5:31 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 11:16 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.4 ft at 5:22 amHigh 3.6 ft at 11:56 amLow 1.6 ft at 6:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.1 ft at 12:08 amLow 1.4 ft at 6:13 amHigh 3.5 ft at 12:42 pmLow 1.5 ft at 7:05 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.1 ft at 1:06 amLow 1.5 ft at 7:07 amHigh 3.5 ft at 1:32 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Lake Worth Pier water temperature
The water temperature at Lake Worth Pier is about 82°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 89°F and an 8 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 81 and 82°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Lake Worth Pier
- Lantana2.0 mi S · 2–3 ft · Poor to Fair
- Boynton Beach Inlet5.0 mi S · 3 ft · Fair
- Boynton Beach6.0 mi S · 3 ft · Fair
- Flagpoles6.3 mi N · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Reef Road10 mi N · 3 ft · Poor to Fair
- The Cove11 mi N · 3 ft · Fair
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About Lake Worth Pier
Lake Worth Pier is a pier in Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, facing east. Also called William O. Lockhart Pier and LW Pier.
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