Surf Forecasts:
Dunes Hotel (Miami) surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SSE swell with 24 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 0.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunes Hotel (Miami) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Starting now and running right through until the end of the month, we’ve got a real dry spell. The first glimmer of anything at all is around Sunday the 23rd, but even that’s just a pulse of 0.5m to 0.8m with a short period of 4-5 seconds. It’s messy and onshore. Not worth getting wet for unless you’re desperate for a splash.
The wind is a constant problem. Most mornings are cross-off or light, but the afternoons get chopped up by a moderate cross-onshore breeze from the SSE. It’s the kind of stuff that has you paddling out and immediately regretting it. There is one morning on Saturday the 22nd where the wind drops away and it goes glassy, but the swell is a pathetic 0.2m. You would need a prayer and a longboard to catch anything.
As we move into the last week of August and the first of September, it’s more of the same. The swell tries to push up to 1.0m on the morning of Wednesday the 26th, but the wind is straight onshore from the ENE and the period is a weak 5 seconds. It’s not a surfer’s swell, it’s a washing machine. The energy is still weak, registering at 50. There are a few mornings with light winds, like Thursday the 27th, but the swell is still a gutless 0.8m.
The whole window is a write-off, to be honest. There’s no standout, no hidden gem. The water temp is a warm 31° with a +1.0° anomaly, so it feels about average for this time of year, but that’s about the only positive.
This run of flatness is normal for the area. It’s a sheltered spot, so it takes a lot to wake up. But don’t lose hope. Forecasts change, and a pulse of something better is always possible on the long-range. Right now, you’re better off checking the kite forecast because there’s more potential there than on a surfboard.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | N 6 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 3 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 3 | E 3 | NE 10 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
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 kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:37AM0.80m | 1:19PM0.78m | 1:22AM0.74m | 2:12PM0.74m | 2:10AM0.69m | 3:11PM0.71m | 3:05AM0.66m | 4:14PM0.70m | 4:07AM0.65m | 5:15PM0.71m | 5:10AM0.66m | 6:09PM0.74m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.11m | 6:57AM0.04m | 7:22PM0.18m | 7:44AM0.09m | 8:14PM0.24m | 8:36AM0.13m | 9:13PM0.28m | 9:34AM0.16m | 10:18PM0.30m | 10:35AM0.16m | 11:21PM0.29m | 11:33AM0.15m | 00:16AM0.26m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 3 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 5 | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | NE 10 | SSE 3 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | N 9 | N 6 | E 10 | — | E 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 313 | 323 | 323 | 313 | 323 | 326 | 375 | 942 | 368 | 234 | 326 | 1573 | 840 | 863 | 375 | 232 | 153 | 732 | 227 |
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