Surf Forecasts:
Dania South Beach surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period, NE 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 0.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dania South Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the surf outlook for Dania South Beach for the next 16 days. I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is looking like a tough one, with barely a ripple worth paddling for across the whole run.
This is a beach and reef setup that’s fairly exposed to easterly swell, but the problem is we just aren’t seeing any real push. The opening days of the forecast are a write-off. From Tuesday 11 August into the middle of the month, the water’s sitting at a warm 86°F, about average for this time, but the waves are flat. We’re talking tiny 0.3ft to 1ft slop, with short periods under 8 seconds, so no energy to speak of. Most of these days are plagued with onshore or cross-onshore breezes, keeping things choppy and messy. The combined swell energy barely even registers – a weak 25 on Tuesday afternoon, and it just doesn’t improve.
There’s a long gap here with absolutely nothing to recommend. You’d be waiting over a week. The only real flicker of hope comes on Wednesday 19 August, early morning. We see a clean offshore wind from the west, with a 1ft easterly swell and a long period of 11 seconds. That period is a sign of some groundswell energy, and the combined energy jumps to a slight 31. On a neap tide, with the glassy conditions, that could produce a few clean little runners for a longboard or a fun mid-length, especially if the reef does its job. That’s your best chance, right there.
Beyond that, through to Wednesday 26 August, it's more of the same: ankle-biters, onshore winds, and weak energy values (19-28). Nothing for beginners to bother with, and even for experienced surfers, it’s a long stretch of flatness. For this area, a blank run like this is pretty normal – but it doesn’t mean it stays poor forever. Forecasts can change, but right now it’s a waiting game.
Stay patient, check the cams, and be ready for that clean Wednesday morning window.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
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 kJ | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58PM0.96m | 8:18AM0.91m | 8:48PM0.98m | 9:10AM0.95m | 9:34PM0.97m | 10:00AM0.96m | 10:19PM0.94m | 10:47AM0.95m | 11:02PM0.89m | 11:34AM0.92m | 11:44PM0.83m | 12:20PM0.88m | 00:28AM0.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM-0.03m | 2:29PM-0.14m | 2:59AM-0.07m | 3:18PM-0.13m | 3:44AM-0.09m | 4:05PM-0.09m | 4:27AM-0.08m | 4:52PM-0.03m | 5:12AM-0.05m | 5:40PM0.05m | 5:58AM0.00m | 6:31PM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | E 7 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | N 13 | E 7 | S 5 | E 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 12 | E 7 | NE 11 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | N 9 | NE 12 | — | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | E 4 | — | — | ENE 2 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1341 | 967 | 967 | 1574 | 963 | 941 | 1573 | 1206 | 941 | 1573 | 813 | 1659 | 340 | 581 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 207 | 304 | 206 |
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