Surf Forecasts:
Dania South Beach surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, E swell with 78 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 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 2AM. 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 | 2AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
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 each other – if you’re looking at Dania South Beach over this 16-day window, you’re looking at a tough stretch. The long and short of it is, the surf just isn’t cooperating for us paddle surfers.
Right from the get-go, we’ve got a gap of nothing but poor conditions. Starting Friday morning the 11th and running all the way through to Monday the 21st, it’s a disappointing run. The swell is tiny – we’re talking ankle-biters mostly under 3ft, coming out of the ESE at a short, weak period of only 4 to 5 seconds. The combined energy is low, barely cracking 50 (29) at its best early on and often falling below that. The wind is a persistent problem too, mostly a cross-onshore breeze that’s keeping things choppy and messy. There’s a couple of days around the 22nd where the wind switches to a clean cross-offshore from the NNW and the swell picks up a bit, but that’s still forecasting “poor surf conditions” with a score of zero.
Now, the best look we get in this whole forecast is on Tuesday the 22nd. We finally see some moderate wave energy creep in, reading 193, with a 4ft swell from the NNE and a period of 8 seconds. That’s the biggest swell of the period, and combined with that clean, cross-offshore NNW wind, the surface will look good. But at 4ft, it’s still small, and this break is inconsistent by nature. The real bummer is that the optimum swell direction for Dania South Beach is from the E, and this is coming from the NNE – so it’s not going to line up well and shape up properly. It’s a tease.
Wednesday the 23rd still has some moderate energy (122) and clean wind in the morning from the NNW, but the swell is already dropping back to 3ft and the period is a weak 7 seconds. After that, we’re back into the tiny stuff with onshore or cross-onshore winds. Honestly, with these small, weak waves and persistent side-shore wind, the beach-and-reef setup here is going to look a lot more interesting for the kite surfers than anyone on a paddle board.
So, there’s no standout session. No real recommendations. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so at least you won’t freeze while you’re staring at flat water. This is a pretty normal blank run for this area when the wind and swell don’t align. Keep a close eye on the forecasts though – it tends not to stay this poor forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 4 | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 78 | 53 | 31 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.01m | 8:53AM1.05m | 9:06PM1.00m | 9:36AM1.06m | 9:47PM0.97m | 10:18AM1.05m | 10:26PM0.92m | 11:00AM1.01m | 11:06PM0.87m | 11:41AM0.95m | 11:48PM0.81m | 12:26PM0.89m | 00:33AM0.76m | ||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM-0.03m | 3:00PM-0.00m | 3:17AM-0.04m | 3:43PM0.03m | 3:55AM-0.02m | 4:24PM0.09m | 4:34AM0.03m | 5:06PM0.15m | 5:15AM0.09m | 5:50PM0.22m | 6:01AM0.16m | 6:41PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 10 | E 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 4 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 5 | NE 9 | E 8 | N 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | — | NE 10 | — | E 9 | NE 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 78 | 53 | 31 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 206 | 1659 | 332 | 420 | 1634 | 298 | 298 | 910 | 206 | 206 | 1632 | 490 | 892 | 1659 | 1169 | 892 | 1261 | 368 |
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