Dunes Hotel (Miami) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the forecast for the next 16 days is a tough one for the Miami area. We're looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple.

The first real chance of any surf doesn't show up until Sunday, September 13th, and even then it's a small, weak affair. The pattern is essentially a flat spell for the first two weeks, with only a tiny, inconsistent pulse of energy trying to build in the very final days.

Let's run through it. The whole period from now through Saturday, September 12th, is dominated by tiny, wind-affected slop. The swell heights are barely registering, mostly below 2 feet, and the periods are a pathetic 4 to 5 seconds – that's pure windswell with no push. The wind is a constant cross-onshore from the ESE or SE, keeping things choppy and messy. The combined energy is weak, reading between 4 and 33, which is basically nothing. There's nothing to get excited about here.

The first glimmer of something different comes on Sunday morning, September 13th at Dunes Hotel (Miami). The wind swings light from the N, giving us a clean, cross-shore breeze. The swell is still tiny at 3 feet, but it's a start. A bit of a bump in energy to 29. The afternoon gets a little more size, hitting 3 feet, with a light cross-onshore breeze. It's small, but it's the cleanest the place will be all week.

Then, the most promising window of the whole outlook hits Monday, September 14th. The morning at Dunes Hotel sees a light cross-offshore wind from the WSW, and the swell bumps up to 3 feet from the NE. The combined energy reaches 59, which is still weak but double what we've seen. The key here is the cross-offshore wind, which will groom the surface. The waves will be tiny, but clean. That afternoon, the wind picks up strong from the SSW at 19 mph, but it's cross-offshore, keeping the 3-foot surf clean. It'll be a bit wild, but for the experts looking for a clean, blown-out slide, it's the best on offer.

Honestly, this is not a good period for Miami. The surf is tiny, inconsistent, and for most of the run, blown out. The setup is more suited to a longboard or a paddleboard, and even then, it's a struggle. The standouts are the Sunday clean-up and the Monday cross-offshore session, but don't go expecting anything more than knee-high, weak waves. It's a waiting game.

Rusty.

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