Sunglow Pier Northside Surf Report & Ideal Conditions

Live NOAA data · Updated 2026-09-15
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-09-15 13:03 UTC), Sunglow Pier Northside is looking good: the live 0–2 ft medium-period swell from the E matches its ideal E direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is light from the NE. Sunglow Pier Northside is most often good on a 0–2 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the E, with light wind from the W, on a mid 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 Sunglow Pier Northside

Sunglow Pier Northside is most often good on a 0–2 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the E, with light wind from the W, on a mid incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.

Ideal wave height0–2 ft
Ideal periodmedium-period (8–16s)
Best swell directionE
Best windlight wind from the W
Best tidemid & 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 2026-09-15 13:03 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.

Wave height1.6 ft
Dominant period9s
Swell directionE (89°)
Wave buoyNDBC station 41070 (14 mi away)
Wind4 kt from the NNE — NDBC GTXF1 (39 mi away)

Sunglow Pier Northside 7-day surf forecast

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

DaySwell heightPeriod & directionWind
Tue Sep 151–3 ft8s E13 kt ENE
Wed Sep 164–5 ft7s NE18 kt ENE
Thu Sep 174–5 ft7s ENE15 kt ENE
Fri Sep 182–4 ft7s ENE11 kt ENE
Sat Sep 192 ft7s ENE11 kt SE
Sun Sep 202 ft7s ENE10 kt SE
Mon Sep 212 ft8s E19 kt SE

Tide

Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8721604 (Port Canaveral (Trident Pier)), the nearest tide station (55 mi away). Times local.

Sunglow Pier Northside tide chart for 2026-09-15 Predicted tide height in feet over two days, with high and low markers. 12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p 3.4ft12:17a0.3ft6:46a2.6ft12:43p0.4ft6:39p3.2ft1:01a0.2ft7:26a2.7ft1:33p0.4ft7:33pNow0.23.3

Frequently asked

Is Sunglow Pier Northside working right now?

As of the latest buoy reading (2026-09-15 13:03 UTC), Sunglow Pier Northside is looking good: the live 0–2 ft medium-period swell from the E matches its ideal E direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is light from the NE.

Is Sunglow Pier Northside good for beginners?

Sunglow Pier Northside 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 Sunglow Pier Northside?

Sunglow Pier Northside tends to be best on a mid 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 Sunglow Pier Northside?

The best swell direction for Sunglow Pier Northside 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 Sunglow Pier Northside?

Sunglow Pier Northside is most often good with light wind from the west (W) — 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 Sunglow Pier Northside 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 41070) and the nearest NOAA tide station (Port Canaveral (Trident Pier)). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.

Does LazySurfer predict whether Sunglow Pier Northside 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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