Jensen Beach Surf Report & Ideal Conditions

Live NOAA data · Updated 2026-08-26
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 09:56 UTC), Jensen Beach is fair: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the SE is off its ideal NE direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is light from the W. Jensen Beach is most often good on a 0–2 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the NE, with glassy / no wind from the W, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here. It's one of the more beginner-friendly breaks when it's small.

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Best conditions for Jensen Beach

Jensen Beach is most often good on a 0–2 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the NE, with glassy / no wind from the W, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.

Ideal wave height0–2 ft
Ideal periodmedium-period (8–16s)
Best swell directionNE
Best windglassy / no wind from the W
Best tidehigh & incoming

These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (moderate-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →

Current conditions

Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-26 09:56 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.

Wave height1.3 ft
Dominant period4s
Swell directionSSE (149°)
Wave buoyNDBC station 41113 (82 mi away)
Wind4 kt from the W — NDBC 41068 (23 mi away)

Jensen Beach 7-day surf forecast

Model wave & wind outlook for Jensen Beach from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).

DaySwell heightPeriod & directionWind
Wed Aug 261–2 ft6s ESE10 kt SSE
Thu Aug 271–2 ft15s ENE11 kt SSE
Fri Aug 282 ft13s ENE11 kt ESE
Sat Aug 292 ft11s ENE10 kt E
Sun Aug 302 ft10s ENE10 kt E
Mon Aug 312 ft5s E10 kt E
Tue Sep 12 ft5s E10 kt E

Tide

Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8722670 (Lake Worth Pier (ocean)), the nearest tide station (45 mi away). Times local.

Jensen Beach tide chart for 2026-08-26 Predicted tide height in feet over two days, with high and low markers. 12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p 2.7ft12:36a0.4ft6:56a2.2ft12:53p0.4ft6:58p2.6ft1:19a0.3ft7:41a2.3ft1:45p0.4ft7:53pNow0.32.6

Frequently asked

Is Jensen Beach working right now?

As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 09:56 UTC), Jensen Beach is fair: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the SE is off its ideal NE direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is light from the W.

Is Jensen Beach good for beginners?

Jensen Beach tends to suit beginners at its best — the sweet spot here is small 0–2 ft surf, the most forgiving size to learn on. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.

What's the best tide for Jensen Beach?

Jensen Beach tends to be best on a high incoming tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.

What swell direction is best for Jensen Beach?

The best swell direction for Jensen Beach is from the northeast (NE). Swell arriving from the northeast lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.

What's the best wind for Jensen Beach?

Jensen Beach is most often good when it's glassy, with little to no wind — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Light or offshore wind keeps the wave face clean; check the live report on this page for current wind.

Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Jensen Beach come from?

LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 41113) and the nearest NOAA tide station (Lake Worth Pier (ocean)). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.

Does LazySurfer predict whether Jensen Beach is good for me?

Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.

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