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Lake Worth Pier, Atlantic Ocean, FL Daily Water Report — August 28, 2026

Diving today is the standout call at Lake Worth Pier, and it’s not a close contest. The water is glassy calm with a representative southeast breeze of just 4 knots, waves locked in at a flat 0.4 meters all day, and a balmy sea surface temperature of 31.2°C—a full degree above the long-term average for late August. The diving score of 8.7 out of 10 matches the same excellent rating we’ve seen for the past week, and for good reason: these are textbook conditions for slipping beneath the surface without wrestling chop or current. The ocean current reading of 3.3 meters per second toward 13 degrees is worth noting—that’s a brisk northward drift, so factor it into your entry and exit plan, especially around the low tide at 14:50 when the water shallows up to 0.04 meters. Visibility at the surface is 15.3 kilometers, though keep in mind that’s atmospheric, not underwater, but with oligotrophic chlorophyll levels at 0.09 mg/m³, the water should carry that classic blue-water clarity divers appreciate. Boating and fishing are also solid bets, scoring 7.4 and 7.1 respectively, though they come with different windows. The early morning high tide at 08:44 coincides with a solunar minor period starting at 06:51—that’s the kind of overlap that gets anglers interested, even if the pressure at 1018 hPa is stable rather than falling. The wind stays below 10 knots through the morning, so the best boating window is from dawn at 06:35 until the sea breeze picks up toward mid-afternoon. Surfing at 4.9 is a non-starter unless you’re after ankle-biters on a longboard, and sailing at 6.2 is workable but uninspired with those short-period swells. Compared to yesterday, the biggest shift is the drop in wind from 6.8 knots to a nearly dead calm, which nudges boating and kayaking higher while surfing slips further. Wildlife watchers get a 6.8 score—decent but not stellar, partially because the full moon overhead tends to shift feeding patterns into the night hours. Looking ahead, Friday brings building wind up to nearly 15 knots and a 35% rain chance, so the diving window shrinks. Saturday and Sunday see increasing precipitation odds and waves climbing to 0.6 meters, which will erode the calm we’re enjoying today. By early next week, the marine forecast shows waves dropping back to 0.3 meters and swell shrinking further, setting up another possible dive window by Tuesday. If you’ve been waiting for the ocean to hand you an invitation, today’s that day.