Surf Forecasts:
Dania South Beach surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with 34 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 0.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) 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 (Sat 25th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dania South Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day window for Dania South Beach is a tough one to write about. There’s just no decent surf on the cards, and I mean none at all.
Right from the start on Monday, July 20th, we’re looking at tiny, weak swell. The combined wave energy is barely registering (28 to 34), and it’s coming from the SSE with a short, choppy 5-second period. The wind is a moderate cross-shore, which only adds to the mess. It’s just poor conditions all round.
That pattern locks in for the rest of July. Swell heights stay pitiful, mostly between 0.7 ft and 2 ft, and the period is often a miserable 4 or 5 seconds – that’s pure wind chop, not a wave you want to paddle for. The wind is nearly always onshore or cross-onshore, keeping the surface messy. There’s a couple of brief windows early on the 27th and 28th with a light cross-offshore breeze that cleans things up, but with only 0.7 ft of swell, it’s not even worth getting the board off the rack.
We roll into August, and the story doesn’t change. The first few days of the month show a tiny bump to 3 ft, but the period is still short (4-5 seconds) and the energy stays weak (around 34-41). The wind is still cross-on or onshore, so it’s all just a choppy, messy nothing.
The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about.
When you’ve got this little swell, and the wind is always in the wrong direction, the setup just isn’t there for a paddle. With such tiny, weak, onshore waves, this stretch of beach-and-reef would honestly look more interesting for a kite surfer than anyone on a surfboard. A blank run like this is pretty normal for this area when the summer pattern goes quiet.
There’s nothing to get excited about. No standouts, no hidden gems – just a long gap of flat, poor conditions. Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, I’d find another hobby for a few weeks.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun night, min 28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | SE 4 | S 5 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 12 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08AM0.76m | 1:51PM0.79m | 1:58AM0.70m | 2:47PM0.75m | 2:52AM0.66m | 3:46PM0.73m | 3:51AM0.63m | 4:45PM0.72m | 4:51AM0.62m | 5:40PM0.72m | 5:48AM0.63m | 6:30PM0.74m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM-0.02m | 8:07PM0.09m | 8:27AM0.01m | 9:04PM0.14m | 9:21AM0.04m | 10:01PM0.17m | 10:15AM0.05m | 10:56PM0.19m | 11:10AM0.06m | 11:52PM0.19m | 12:04PM0.05m | 00:43AM0.17m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | S 5 | N 9 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | NE 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | SSE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 473 | 420 | 304 | 201 | 892 | 1639 | 366 | 357 | 361 | 275 | 298 | 813 | 340 | 206 | 304 | 206 | 157 | 355 | 157 |
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