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Surf Break: South Beach (Miami)

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Surf Break: South Beach (Miami)

South Beach(Miami) in South Florida is a sheltered beach/Jetty break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach breaks consists of rights. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. It's often crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks, obstacles, pollution and sharks.

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Overall South Beach (Miami) Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to South Beach (Miami):   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Fifth Street (Miami)	1 mi
Second closest break	21st Street (Miami)	2 mi
Third closest break	Dunes Hotel (Miami)	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Harbor House	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Haulover	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to South Beach (Miami):
Closest wave buoy	Canaveral Buoy	190 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Canaveral East Buoy	239 mi
Third closest wave buoy	St Augustine Buoy	295 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Tampa Buoy	329 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	340 mi
Tide stations nearest to South Beach (Miami):
Closest tide station	Miami Beach (city pier), Florida	0 mi
Second closest tide station	Miami Beach (city pier), Florida (sub)	0 mi
Third closest tide station	Miami Harbor Entrance, Florida	0 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Government Cut, Miami Harbor Entrance, Florida	1 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Miami, Causeway (east end), Florida	1 mi
Ski Resorts closest to South Beach (Miami):
Closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	667 mi
Second closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	668 mi
Third closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	700 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Wolf Laurel (United States)	707 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	715 mi
Town and city forecasts close to South Beach (Miami):
Closest city location	Miami Beach (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Key Biscayne (United States)	6 mi
Third closest city location	North Bay Village (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	El Portal (United States)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Brownsville (United States)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to South Beach (Miami) is Miami International Airport (MIA) in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to South Beach (Miami) is Opa Locka (Miami) Airport (OPF), also in USA, 21 km (13 miles) away.
• Third is North Perry (Hollywood) Airport (HWO) in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away.
• Kendall Tamiami Executive (Kendall-tamiami) Airport (TMB) in USA is 33 km (20 miles) away.
• Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to South Beach (Miami) and is 34 km (21 miles) away.