Surf Forecasts:
Dania South Beach surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period, ESE swell with 25 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dania South Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Dania South Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 4s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dania South Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I gotta be straight with you. We’ve got a solid 16-day window here, but for the first week and a half, it’s a real struggle. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat, weak, and messy conditions. The first real chance of anything half-decent doesn’t show up until the very end of the run.
We start off on Saturday, 22 August, at Dania South Beach, and it’s a tough scene. Tiny, weak swell – we’re talking 0.2m from the east, with a combined energy of just 8. Wind is a cross-on from the southeast at 10 km/h, and it’s just not doing us any favors. The water is warm, sitting at 31°, which is a degree above normal for this time of year, so that’s a nice touch, but it doesn’t help the waves. This pattern of poor surf, with small, choppy conditions, just drags on. We’ve got days of onshore and cross-on winds, flat spells, and barely any energy in the water. The combined energy values are all in the low double digits – that’s weak stuff, honestly. The break is inconsistent, and it’s a beginner-friendly setup, but there’s nothing to ride.
We finally see a tiny bump in energy on the 30th of August, with a 1.1m swell from the ESE, but the wind is still a moderate cross-on. It’s choppy and doesn’t clean up. The combined energy creeps up to 64, but it’s still not enough to make it worth a paddle. The pattern of “poor surf conditions” keeps repeating.
The real standout, if you can call it that, is the very end of the forecast. On Friday morning, 4 September, we finally get a window. The wind swings light from the southwest at 5 km/h, going cross-offshore. That’s clean. The swell is 0.7m from the southeast, with a combined energy of 38. It’s not big, but it’s rideable. The water temperature will be in that same warm range. Then, the next morning, Saturday, 5 September, looks even better for a short window: a light offshore wind from the west at 5 km/h, with a 0.8m swell from the east-southeast. That’s clean faces. The combined energy is 37. For this stretch, that’s the best we’re gonna get. It’s a rare moment of clean conditions at an inconsistent spot, so if you’re desperate, that’s your window.
Overall, the whole first week and a half is a write-off. The only potential is that early September morning, and even then, it’s small. Keep your eyes on the sky, because the forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 29°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:08PM0.75m | 5:23AM0.67m | 6:00PM0.78m | 6:14AM0.71m | 6:45PM0.81m | 6:59AM0.76m | 7:24PM0.85m | 7:39AM0.80m | 8:01PM0.89m | 8:17AM0.85m | 8:35PM0.91m | 8:54AM0.90m | 9:09PM0.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.16m | 11:22PM0.26m | 11:35AM0.15m | 00:13AM0.23m | 12:25PM0.12m | 00:58AM0.19m | 1:09PM0.09m | 1:35AM0.14m | 1:48PM0.06m | 2:09AM0.09m | 2:25PM0.04m | 2:41AM0.04m | 2:59PM0.03m | 3:13AM0.01m | |||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | E 8 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 10 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 10 | — | NE 15 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 8 | E 11 | NE 8 | N 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | — | NE 9 | NE 15 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1144 | 355 | 759 | 663 | 759 | 366 | 663 | 759 | 420 | 420 | 1104 | 366 | 736 | 759 | 420 | 206 | 1633 | 203 | 203 | 568 | 332 |
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