Pompano Pier Northside Surf Report & Ideal Conditions

Live NOAA data · Updated 2026-08-29
Pompano Pier Northside is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the NE, with strong wind from the SE, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here. It best suits improving and intermediate surfers. Right now the nearest buoy reads about 2.0 ft @ — from the E.

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Best conditions for Pompano Pier Northside

Pompano Pier Northside is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the NE, with strong wind from the SE, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.

Ideal wave height2–4 ft
Ideal periodmedium-period (8–16s)
Best swell directionNE
Best windstrong wind from the SE
Best tidehigh & outgoing

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 2026-08-29 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 (157 mi away)
Wind5 kt from the E — NDBC PEGF1 (10 mi away)

Pompano Pier Northside 7-day surf forecast

Model wave & wind outlook for Pompano 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
Sat Aug 292 ft10s NE10 kt E
Sun Aug 302–3 ft4s E12 kt E
Mon Aug 312 ft6s E10 kt ESE
Tue Sep 12 ft9s E11 kt E
Wed Sep 23 ft10s E15 kt ESE
Thu Sep 33 ft5s E16 kt ESE
Fri Sep 42–3 ft5s ESE15 kt SE

Tide

Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8722956 (South Port Everglades, ICWW), the nearest tide station (11 mi away). Times local.

Pompano Pier Northside tide chart for 2026-08-29 Predicted tide height in feet over two days, with high and low markers. 12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p 2.3ft12:51a0.3ft6:59a2.0ft1:06p0.2ft7:11p2.3ft1:32a0.2ft7:46a2.1ft1:57p0.2ft8:04pNow0.22.3

Frequently asked

Is Pompano Pier Northside good for beginners?

Pompano Pier Northside 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 Pompano Pier Northside?

Pompano Pier Northside tends to be best on a high outgoing 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 Pompano Pier Northside?

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

Pompano Pier Northside is most often good with strong wind from the southeast (SE) — 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 Pompano 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 41009) and the nearest NOAA tide station (South Port Everglades, ICWW). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.

Does LazySurfer predict whether Pompano 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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