Beach & pier · Broward County
Deerfield Beach conditions.
Your day, in context.
A beach afternoon and a paddle session need different checks. Compare wind and wave timing, then check local beach guidance and access.
The published conditions
Forecast and nowcast estimates, not a measurement of every part of this place. This page caches responses for up to five minutes.
Published
Valid Mon, Oct 19, 3:00 AM EDT
- Wind
- 19.1 kt
- Gusts
- 25.6 kt
- Waves
- 7.6 ft
- Wave period
- 11.9 s
- Tide estimate
- 1.9 ft MLLW
Published advisories
- Small Craft Advisory issued October 19 at 1:41AM EDT until October 21 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FLEnds Wed, Oct 21, 8:00 PM EDT
- Rip Current Statement issued October 19 at 1:40AM EDT until October 22 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FLEnds Thu, Oct 22, 8:00 PM EDT
- High Surf Advisory issued October 19 at 1:40AM EDT until October 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FLEnds Tue, Oct 20, 8:00 PM EDT
- Sargassum inundation risk: medium (AOML 2026-10-17)
- Surf zone forecast (rest of today): rip current risk high, surf 2 to 3 ft
- Red tide: no recent FWC samples within 25 mi (last 8 days)
- Fish kill: 1 FWC hotline report within 10 mi in 14 days (latest 2026-10-15, Canal, 10 mi)
- Canal releases into the Hillsboro / ICW: G56 600 cfs, S37A 391 cfs. Expect lower clarity and runoff
- Coral heat stress: Bleaching Watch (NOAA Coral Reef Watch Southeast Florida, 2026-10-15)
- UV index 3 forecast for 2026-10-18 (EPA, Deerfield Beach 33441)
- Portuguese man o' war: 1 iNaturalist sighting within 15 mi in 14 days (latest 2026-10-05, Old Ocean Blvd, Ocean Ridge, FL, US)
- Gulf Stream edge approx 9.2 nm east (first 2 kt current)
Official marine forecast · AMZ651
Tonight: NE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, occasionally to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 9 seconds. Intracoastal waters very rough in exposed areas. Showers and tstms likely early this evening, then a chance of showers and tstms late this evening and overnight.
Mon: NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft, occasionally to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NE 11 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. A chance of showers and tstms early in the morning.
Mon Night: NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, occasionally to 13 ft. Wave Detail: NE 10 ft at 10 seconds. Intracoastal waters rough in exposed areas. A chance of showers after midnight.
Read the NWS forecastSources, timestamps & unavailable information
- Open-Meteo GFS-Wave 0.16 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:12 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:51 AM EDT
- Open-Meteo ECMWF WAM · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:12 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:36 AM EDT
- Open-Meteo marine SST · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:12 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:36 AM EDT
- Open-Meteo weather · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:16 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:48 AM EDT
- NWS gridpoint MFL 112,75 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:30 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:51 AM EDT
- CO-OPS 8722832 tide predictions · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 1:15 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:36 AM EDT
- NDBC 41122 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:49 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:49 AM EDT
- NDBC PEGF1 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:41 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:41 AM EDT
- CO-OPS 8722956 live · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:49 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:49 AM EDT
- CO-OPS 8722956 South Port Everglades water temp QC · Unavailable · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:42 AM EDT
- USNO moon · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:52 AM EDT
- Wave forecast integrity · Unavailable
- NWS marine-zone AMZ651 · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 2:43 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 2:43 AM EDT
- GOES-19 GLM cloud publication · Available · Retrieved Mon, Oct 19, 3:07 AM EDT · Last good Mon, Oct 19, 3:08 AM EDT
Waves: NOAA GFS-Wave 0.16 via Open-Meteo Marine (height, direction, swell/wind-sea split) · Wave period: ECMWF WAM via Open-Meteo Marine (peak period) · Water temp forecast: Open-Meteo Marine SST · Wind + weather: Open-Meteo forecast (best match) · Thunder probability: NWS Miami gridpoint forecast (api.weather.gov) · Tides: NOAA CO-OPS 8722832 predictions (MLLW) · Observed: NDBC 41122 · Observed: NDBC PEGF1 · Observed: CO-OPS 8722956 South Port Everglades · Moon: U.S. Naval Observatory · Sun times: computed (suncalc) · Not for navigation.
Read the beach, not just the buoy
Gillby’s selected location is Deerfield Beach Pier. Offshore modeled seas are context for the coast; breaking surf, flags, lifeguard instructions and water-quality advisories require their own checks. For a boat launch, check the dated Pioneer Park reopening report and operator information in our local access guide.
What remains unknown here?
Underwater visibility, local breaking-wave height and water quality at your entry point are not established by this forecast.
Know the station behind the number.
The selected point is Deerfield Beach Pier. A station or marine zone covers its own area; it is not a sensor at every beach, inlet or sandbar.
- Deerfield Beach Pioneer Park access notice
- NOAA tide station 8722832 · station and datum
- NDBC buoy 41122 · offshore observations
- NWS Miami marine forecasts and advisories
Local guide reviewed October 19, 2026. Forecast publication times are shown separately.
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