Dania South Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about the next couple of weeks at Dania South Beach. It’s a tough stretch of small, weak surf and the wind is mostly against us. If you’re looking for a wave to ride, you’re going to be waiting a long time.

The whole 16-day window is a flat spell. The swell is tiny, almost always around 0.7 ft to 2 ft, and the wave energy is minimal – barely cracking figures like 16 on a good day. The wind is persistently cross-onshore, onshore, or cross-shore, which just messes up what little bump there is. There’s no real stand-out, no session to get excited about.

We start Sunday, 16 August, with a tiny 1 ft SSE swell and a short, choppy period of 4 seconds. The wind is cross-onshore, so it’s just messy. Monday, 17 August, is even smaller at 0.7 ft, and the wind stays cross-shore or cross-onshore. Tuesday, 18 August, we get a brief moment of clean conditions in the morning with a light offshore wind from the WNW, but the swell is still only 0.7 ft with a period of 8 seconds. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride. The wave energy is basically nothing (10).

The rest of the week through to Saturday, 23 August, is the same story: 0.7 ft, mostly cross-onshore or cross-shore wind, and poor surf. A few mornings have a clean look, but the swell is flat. The energy stays in the weak single digits (8 to 15).

Into the second week, from Monday, 24 August, we see a tiny bump. The swell pushes to 2 ft from the ENE on the 25th and 26th, but the period is a pathetic 3-4 seconds and the wind is onshore. The combined energy finally creeps into the teens (19-20), but it’s windswell slop. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.

The only glimmer comes on Thursday, 27 August, when the swell direction shifts to east and the period jumps to 12 seconds, giving us a small groundswell pulse. The energy hits 43-58 (58), which is the highest in the whole forecast. The wind is onshore, but it’s lighter. This is the best it gets, but it’s still a poor surf day with only 1.0 ft to 1 ft of wave height. From there, it fades back into the tiny, weak pattern for the final days of August and into the 31st. The 30th and 31st have glassy mornings, but the swell is back to 0.7 ft.

Honestly, if you’re a surfer, don’t bother. The setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the days with more wind and a bit of bump. It’s a long, dry run. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing on the cards.

Rusty.

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