Boynton Inlet (Ocean Inlet Park) surf spot

“The Boynton Inlet can turn on with the right conditions, as can the Deerfield Pier.”

From Waterfront Properties blog, read 2026-11-03. 1 more source below.

How to get there

Access point: Ocean Inlet Park, Ocean Ridge, Palm Beach County. Location as mapped on OpenStreetMap (26.54461, -80.04375), looked up 2026-11-03.

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Parking, bathrooms and the essentials

Parking: Not stated in the sources read for this page.
Restrooms: Yesrestroom facilitiesSource: Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation, "Parks & Recreation - Ocean-Inlet", read 2026-11-03
Showers: Yesshowers, outdoorSource: Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation, "Parks & Recreation - Ocean-Inlet", read 2026-11-03
Lifeguards: Not stated in the sources read for this page.
Hours: sunrise to sunsetHOURS: Sunrise - SunsetSource: Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation, "Parks & Recreation - Ocean-Inlet", read 2026-11-03

Which way it faces

Worked out from which way the beach faces

101° east (E)

Swell that lines up: from 66° to 136° (ENE to SE), the dark blue wedge. Swell from up to 21° and 181° (NNE and S) can still reach the beach at an angle; outside that, it is blocked by Florida itself.

Offshore wind: from about 281° (west), the orange dashes. Wind from SW through NW blows off the land.

This is geometry, not local knowledge: the seaward direction of the OpenStreetMap coastline next to the spot (this way), checked 2026-11-03. It ignores sandbars, jetties, shoals, islands and the Bahamas, which block much of the east swell this far south. The sources below beat it where they disagree.

Check it before you call in

Buoy: NDBC 41122, Hollywood Beach, FL (265), 60.7 km away. Wave height, period and direction in real time. How to read it.
Open buoy 41122
Tides: NOAA station 8722670, Lake Worth Pier (ocean), 7.6 km away.
Tide predictions · Station page
Surf zone forecast: NWS Miami (MFL), the office that covers this beach. Rip current risk, surf height and the forecast discussion.
Surf zone forecast · Rip current safety

Links chosen by distance from NOAA's own station lists; checked 2026-11-03.

What the sources say

Rulessaltwater fishing and surfing not permitted in guarded swimming areaSource: Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation, "Parks & Recreation - Ocean-Inlet", read 2026-11-03

Sources

Palm Beach Surfing: Best Breaks Near West Palm Beach, Waterfront Properties blog, read 2026-11-03.The Boynton Inlet can turn on with the right conditions, as can the Deerfield Pier.
Parks & Recreation - Ocean-Inlet, Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation, read 2026-11-03.6990 N. Ocean Boulevard
OpenStreetMap: location. OpenStreetMap leisure/park "Ocean Inlet Park", looked up through Nominatim.

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