Reef Road
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
48Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 3 ft swell at 7 s
Mon 2 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 240kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 173kJ
- Wind
- E 10 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 51 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 98kJ
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 61 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 74kJ
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Fri 6 · 65 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 121kJ
- Wind
- WNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 37 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 50kJ
- Wind
- NW 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- ENE 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 127, poor
- Mon 233, poor
- Tue 334, poor
- Wed 451, fair
- Thu 561, good
- Fri 665, good
- Sat 737, too small
- Sun 823, too small
- Mon 925, too small
- Tue 1049, fair
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 27, poor | 5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 169kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots | 25°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 33, poor | 5 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 240kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 34, poor | 4 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 173kJ | wind from the east, 10 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 51, fair | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 98kJ | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 61, good | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 74kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 65, good | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 121kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 37, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 50kJ | wind from the north-west, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 25, too small | 2 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 0 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 54kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore | 20°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovHigh 00:14 +0.4 mLow 06:23 −0.5 mHigh 12:57 +0.5 mLow 19:18 −0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:24 +0.4 mLow 07:33 −0.4 mHigh 14:01 +0.5 mLow 20:20 −0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:34 +0.4 mLow 08:43 −0.4 mHigh 15:04 +0.5 mLow 21:19 −0.4 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Reef Road
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (97°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (277°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.2 km out (1 in 222). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is West Palm Beach, 5.6 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 3 dive sites.
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,150–US$2,040 each
about US$1,150–US$2,040 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to FLL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$201–US$409 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$147–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,150–US$2,040 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
3 min by car · 36 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Palm Beach Shores its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in West Palm Beach on Booking.com
10 min by car · 66 places to stay
- Beds in Palm Beach on Booking.com
11 min by car · 51 places to stay
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 6h 25m
About 6h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → FLL, direct, then 1h 35m by road
Flights MDW → FLL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.