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Pompano Beach and Fisher Family Pier

A busy family beach with grills, a playground and a brand-new pier nearly 900 feet long, beside the Fishing Village dining district.

LifeguardsFamilyFishing pierFood on siteBeach wheelchairsKiteboardingCar-free

Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Today at Pompano Beach

Rip current risk · Broward beaches

High

Sun 1 Nov · surf 3 to 4 feet

Mon 2 Nov: High, surf 3 to 5 feet

NWS Miami surf zone forecast, issued Sun 1 Nov, 3:31 PM

Water · Atlantic (Lake Worth Pier)

81°F

Warm · typical for November (typical 77–81°F)

NOAA reading Sun 1 Nov, 5:00 PM

UV Index · Fort Lauderdale

5 Moderate

Protect your skin: shade at midday, SPF 15+, hat and sunglasses (EPA).

EPA forecast for Nov/01/2026

Tides today · Hillsboro Inlet (ocean)

  • High 1:36 AM 3.1 ft
  • Low 6:59 AM 0.6 ft
  • High 1:23 PM 3.2 ft
  • Low 7:41 PM 0.9 ft

NOAA predictions (MLLW datum)

High Surf Advisory until Mon 2 Nov, 7:00 AM (NWS Miami)

About Pompano Beach

Pompano's city beach has everything for a long family day: guarded swimming, a playground, picnic shelters with grills, restrooms and showers, and the new Fisher Family Pier, nearly 900 feet long with a pompano-shaped end, open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The Fishing Village district next to the pier garage has restaurants and a visitor centre. Kiteboarders and Hobie cats launch only at NE 13th and NE 16th Streets, and surfers keep to the marked areas.

Facts, checked on the official page

Lifeguards
Guarded swimming areas 9 a.m.–4:45 p.m., seven days a week. [1]
Pier
Fisher Family Pier, nearly 900 feet, open daily 7 a.m.–10 p.m. for fishing and sightseeing. [2]
Facilities
Restrooms, showers, a picnic shelter, tables and barbecue grills, rentable beach pavilions and a children's playground. [1]
Water sports
Kiteboards, Hobie cats and similar craft launch only at NE 13th and NE 16th Streets and stay 100 yards off the beach; surfing only in designated areas with a leash; no craft within 100 yards of the pier. [3]
Parking
The Pier Parking Garage (3460 NE 3rd Street), pay at kiosks; other public lots and streets. [4]
Accessibility
Two beach wheelchairs, first come first served, seven days a week: pick up after 9 a.m. at Lifeguard Tower 7 or Ocean Rescue headquarters (50 N. Pompano Beach Blvd), return by 4:30 p.m. Call 954-786-4337. [5]
Without a car
Broward County Transit Route 11 runs along A1A to the Pompano pier ($2). [6]

Not stated on the official pages we read (so we don't claim them): pier fees and garage rates; the dog rule on the sand; whether the beach wheelchairs are free.

Tides near Pompano Beach

Sun 1 NovMon 2 NovTue 3 Nov0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftH 1:36 AML 6:59 AMH 1:23 PML 7:41 PMH 1:45 AML 8:10 AMH 2:27 PML 8:49 PMH 2:56 AML 9:17 AMH 3:28 PML 9:50 PM5 am11 am5 pm5 am11 am5 pm5 am11 am5 pm

NOAA predictions for Hillsboro Inlet (ocean), the nearest tide station. All tide stations.

Nearby

  • Pompano Beach Fishing Village: Beachfront dining and shopping district with a visitor centre in the pier garage.
  • Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse: The 1907 lighthouse a few kilometres north, visible from the beach.

Worth knowing

  • The pier is named for the Fisher family, honoured for more than a century of civic service in the city. [2]

Sources

  1. City of Pompano Beach: beach, checked 2026-10-26
  2. City of Pompano Beach: Fisher Family Pier, checked 2026-10-26
  3. City of Pompano Beach: water rules, checked 2026-10-26
  4. City of Pompano Beach: parking locations, checked 2026-10-26
  5. City of Pompano Beach: beach accessibility, checked 2026-10-26
  6. Broward County Transit: fares, checked 2026-10-26

Fees, hours and rules change. If something here is out of date, the official page wins.