Dania South Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking on our little stretch of coast. We’ve got Dania South Beach, and I’ll be straight with you — the 16-day outlook is a quiet one. Real quiet. The swell energy is barely whispering, and we’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak surf. You’d have to be pretty desperate to paddle out for most of this.

The water’s sitting at a warm 87°, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least the temperature’s comfortable if you’re just floating around.

Right now, from Wednesday the 19th, it’s tiny. We’re talking 0.7ft of east swell with a period of just 9 seconds — that’s weak, gutless stuff. The combined energy is only 8, which is barely a ripple. Wednesday morning has light northwest winds, so it’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. That theme carries on through Thursday and Friday. The swell stays at 0.7ft, periods all over the place, and the energy never cracks 18 until much later. You’ll see a few glassy moments, like Saturday morning the 22nd when the wind drops to glass, but the swell is still just 0.7ft. It’s a pond.

We roll through the whole week into the end of August and it’s more of the same. A little bump in energy pops up around Friday the 28th afternoon, with east swell at 0.7ft but the period stretching to 11 seconds — that’s a bit more groundswell character, and the energy hits 25. Still, 0.7ft is barely a knee-high ankle-slosher. The wind is cross, so it’s messy. Not worth a session.

The best I can give you is way out in the forecast — Monday the 31st of August, the swell tries to lift a little. The morning shows an east-northeast wind but the swell is 1ft from the north-northeast at 6 seconds, energy hitting 20. By the afternoon, it bumps to 2ft with energy up to 33. That’s the highest energy in the whole run, but it’s still weak (moderate energy, just barely). The period is short though — 6 seconds — so you’re looking at weak, disorganised windswell. On top of that, the wind is onshore from the east-northeast. It’s not going to be pretty, but if you’re desperate for a tiny gutless closeout, that’s your best shot. It’s still too small and messy to get excited about though.

Then the first couple of days of September repeat the same story — 1.0ft to 2ft, short period, onshore or cross-on winds. There’s no standout session. No clean, rideable waves. Honestly, this is a period where you leave the board in the garage and check back later. It doesn’t tend to stay this flat for long around here, so forecasts might change, but for now, there’s nothing good on offer.

Stay patient.
Rusty.

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