Delray Beach South Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Delray Beach South is most often good on a 2–4 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the NE, with light wind from the E, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest across the surrounding region.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | short-period (under 8s) |
| Best swell direction | NE |
| Best wind | light wind from the E |
| Best tide | high & outgoing |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (high-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 2026-07-15 11:00 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 | 1.0 ft |
| Dominant period | 3s |
| Swell direction | E (93°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 41122 (31 mi away) |
| Wind | 5 kt from the NNW — NDBC LKWF1 (11 mi away) |
Delray Beach South 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for Delray Beach South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Jul 15 | 2 ft | 7s NE | 10 kt SE |
| Thu Jul 16 | 1–2 ft | 6s NE | 11 kt SW |
| Fri Jul 17 | 1–4 ft | 6s ESE | 15 kt S |
| Sat Jul 18 | 1–3 ft | 4s SE | 13 kt S |
| Sun Jul 19 | 1–3 ft | 4s SE | 14 kt S |
| Mon Jul 20 | 1–3 ft | 5s ESE | 12 kt SSE |
| Tue Jul 21 | 1–2 ft | 6s ESE | 13 kt SE |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8722670 (Lake Worth Pier (ocean)), the nearest tide station (11 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 00:36 — High 2.658 ft
- 2026-06-06 06:56 — Low 0.424 ft
- 2026-06-06 12:53 — High 2.229 ft
- 2026-06-06 18:58 — Low 0.357 ft
- 2026-06-07 01:19 — High 2.597 ft
- 2026-06-07 07:41 — Low 0.332 ft
Frequently asked
Is Delray Beach South good for surfing right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-07-15 11:00 UTC), Delray Beach South is marginal: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the E is off its ideal NE direction and is under its usual size, and the wind is light from the NW.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Delray Beach South 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 41122) and the nearest NOAA tide station (Lake Worth Pier (ocean)). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
What are the best surf conditions for Delray Beach South?
Delray Beach South is most often good on a 2–4 ft short-period (under 8s) swell from the NE, with light wind from the E, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest across the surrounding region.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Delray Beach South 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.
Nearby spots
- Delray Beach — 0 mi
- Deerfield Beach Pier — 10 mi
- Lake Worth Pier Southside — 11 mi
- Lake Worth Pier Northside — 11 mi
- Pompano Pier Northside — 15 mi
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