Surf Forecasts:
Dunes Hotel (Miami) surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, ESE swell with 35 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dunes Hotel (Miami) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Dunes Hotel (Miami) in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunes Hotel (Miami) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about the local surf scene over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a dry spell, a real flat patch. From now through to the second week of September, the energy is just not showing up. We’re looking at a long stretch with barely a ripple, so don’t get your hopes up for anything rideable for the vast majority of the forecast period.
Kicking off Saturday the 29th of August, Dunes Hotel (Miami) is seeing almost nothing – swell height is a pathetic 0.3 ft, coming from the NE, with a long period of 11 seconds. The combined swell energy is only 10, which is as weak as it gets. Winds are onshore from the East at 9 mph, so the surface is messy. That theme sticks around for days. Through Sunday and Monday, swell hiccups up to 2 ft, but the period drops to a terrible 4 seconds – that’s pure wind swell, short and weak. The energy figures stay in the low teens, and winds remain onshore or cross-onshore, keeping conditions poor.
We roll into September with the same story. Tuesday the 1st, Wednesday the 2nd – still poor. On Wednesday morning, we get a little bump to 3 ft from the East, with combined energy hitting 39 (still weak), but that short 4-second period and moderate cross-onshore winds at 12 mph kill any chance of a decent wave. It looks more like a day for kite surfing than paddling out. This flatness continues, day after day, right through the first week of September.
There’s a small moment of interest on Sunday the 6th of September in the morning. The swell drops back to almost nothing, but the wind goes glassy – calm, 0 mph. That’s about the only positive note, but with 0.3 ft from the NE and an energy reading of 3, there’s simply nothing to surf. Same story on Monday the 7th morning with another glassy calm and 0.3 ft. Tuesday the 8th morning offers clean conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze from the WNW, but again, the swell is 0.3 ft – you could probably stand on the sand and have drier feet.
The final few days, from the 10th to the 13th of September, offer no change. A brief moment of glassy conditions on Friday the 11th morning with a tiny 0.3 ft from the East, but it’s not enough to get excited about. The whole 16-day outlook is a blank run. This sort of flat spell can happen here, but don’t lose faith – forecasts can shift, and it usually doesn’t stay this quiet forever.
-Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri night, min 29°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
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 kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:22PM0.89m | 9:40AM0.91m | 9:57PM0.90m | 10:20AM0.92m | 10:32PM0.90m | 11:02AM0.92m | 11:11PM0.89m | 11:48AM0.91m | 11:53PM0.87m | 12:39PM0.88m | 00:42AM0.84m | 1:37PM0.85m | 1:40AM0.81m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.05m | 3:49PM0.05m | 4:07AM0.02m | 4:28PM0.07m | 4:45AM0.01m | 5:09PM0.10m | 5:27AM0.01m | 5:53PM0.14m | 6:13AM0.02m | 6:42PM0.19m | 7:07AM0.05m | 7:41PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 7:44 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | NE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 11 | E 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | NE 10 | SSE 4 | NE 9 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SSE 5 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | — | SSE 3 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 5 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | — | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 12 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | SE 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 732 | 1170 | 1150 | 732 | 375 | 732 | 338 | 369 | 338 | 866 | 1549 | 516 | 690 | 1636 | 459 | 511 | 1282 | 325 |
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