Palm Beach Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Palm Beach is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the E, with strong wind from the S, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | medium-period (8–16s) |
| Best swell direction | E |
| Best wind | strong wind from the S |
| Best tide | high & incoming |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-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 2026-10-25 13:30 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 3.9 ft |
| Dominant period | 8s |
| Swell direction | NE (45°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 52213 (3948 km away) |
| Wind | 1 kt from the ENE — NDBC PGBP7 (4714 km away) |
Palm Beach 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for Palm Beach from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Oct 26 | 3–6 ft | 8s ENE | 17 kt NNW |
| Tue Oct 27 | 3 ft | 7s ENE | 11 kt SE |
| Wed Oct 28 | 2–3 ft | 7s E | 18 kt NE |
| Thu Oct 29 | 2–3 ft | 8s E | 16 kt SE |
| Fri Oct 30 | 2 ft | 8s E | 11 kt ENE |
| Sat Oct 31 | 2 ft | 9s E | 9 kt ENE |
| Sun Nov 1 | 2 ft | 8s E | 11 kt NNW |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 1770000 (PAGO PAGO Harbor, Tutuila Island), the nearest tide station (4001 km away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 05:20 — Low 0.564 ft
- 2026-06-06 11:37 — High 2.361 ft
- 2026-06-06 17:59 — Low 0.375 ft
- 2026-06-07 00:21 — High 2.14 ft
- 2026-06-07 06:13 — Low 0.543 ft
- 2026-06-07 12:28 — High 2.384 ft
Frequently asked
Is Palm Beach working right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-10-25 13:30 UTC), Palm Beach is marginal: the live 2–4 ft short-period swell from the NE is off its ideal E direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is calm from the NE.
Is Palm Beach good for beginners?
Palm Beach is best for improving and intermediate surfers — it's most often good on 2–4 ft surf, manageable on its smaller days but a step up from true beginner conditions. It also tends to be best when the wind is up, which adds chop, so pick a calmer day while you're still learning. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.
What's the best tide for Palm Beach?
Palm 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 Palm Beach?
The best swell direction for Palm Beach is from the east (E). Swell arriving from the east lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.
What's the best wind for Palm Beach?
Palm Beach is most often good with strong wind from the south (S) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Palm 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 52213) and the nearest NOAA tide station (PAGO PAGO Harbor, Tutuila Island). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Palm 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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