Jensen Beach Surf Report & Ideal Conditions

Live NOAA data · Updated 2026-08-29
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. Right now the nearest buoy reads about 2.0 ft @ — from the E.

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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 2026-08-29 14:10 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.

Wave height2.0 ft
Dominant period
Swell directionE (81°)
Wave buoyNDBC station 41009 (87 mi away)
Wind4 kt from the NE — 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
Sat Aug 292 ft11s ENE10 kt ENE
Sun Aug 302–3 ft5s E10 kt E
Mon Aug 312 ft8s E10 kt E
Tue Sep 12 ft9s E10 kt ENE
Wed Sep 22 ft10s E14 kt E
Thu Sep 32 ft7s E15 kt SE
Fri Sep 41–2 ft6s E10 kt ESE

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 2026-08-29 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 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 41009) 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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