Surf Forecasts:
Dunes Hotel (Miami) surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SE 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 0.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunes Hotel (Miami) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. It’s a tough one to write today.
Look, the next sixteen days are a bit bleak for us around Dunes Hotel (Miami). The truth is, from Sunday the 9th all the way through to Monday the 24th of August, there’s not a single standout day worth getting excited about. You’re looking at a solid two-and-a-half-week stretch where the good surf just isn’t on the cards. We’ve got some tiny, weak energy tickling the coast — the combined swell energy barely reaches 42 (moderate wave energy) by Monday the 17th, but even then the waves are poor.
The biggest issue is that the swell is small, mostly short-period junk (3 to 5 seconds) for the first week, and the wind is relentless from the ESE and SE, blowing cross-onshore and chopping everything up. There’s a brief moment on Thursday morning the 13th where it goes glassy, but with only 1ft of swell and a 4-second period, it’s flat and gutless. On Friday the 14th morning, we get a tiny bump to 2ft from the ESE, but the period is still a miserable 4 seconds and the wind is light cross-onshore, so it’s just small wind ripples. Not worth paddling out for.
Because the swell is so small and the wind is messy, Dunes Hotel is a sheltered spot that doesn’t really light up with these weak, short-period waves. There’s nothing here for a surfer. Honestly, the whole setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing if you can handle the onshore breeze. Even the final days around the 22nd and 23rd offer tiny knee-high slop with dodgy winds.
So I’m calling it straight: there’s no good surf in this 16-day window. The area tends to have blank runs like this, and the inconsistency here is normal — the spot rarely sees proper swell. We just have to wait for a better pattern. Forecasts can change, but for now, keep the board in the car just in case, but don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | N 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ENE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | N 12 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 3 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:23PM0.84m | 6:30AM0.81m | 7:21PM0.88m | 7:31AM0.87m | 8:13PM0.92m | 8:26AM0.91m | 9:01PM0.95m | 9:18AM0.93m | 9:47PM0.95m | 10:08AM0.94m | 10:31PM0.94m | 10:55AM0.92m | 11:14PM0.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM-0.05m | 00:30AM0.10m | 12:53PM-0.08m | 1:28AM0.04m | 1:50PM-0.11m | 2:21AM-0.01m | 2:43PM-0.12m | 3:11AM-0.05m | 3:32PM-0.11m | 3:58AM-0.07m | 4:19PM-0.08m | 4:43AM-0.07m | 5:05PM-0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 6 | SE 4 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 9 | N 9 | SE 4 | N 9 | N 12 | SSE 6 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | — | N 8 | E 10 | E 9 | N 9 | E 8 | N 9 | N 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | N 13 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ENE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 3 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 1636 | 325 | 446 | 1636 | 840 | 840 | 1636 | 359 | 326 | 326 | 989 | 917 | 1176 | 893 | 917 | 1636 | 470 | 989 | 338 | 212 |
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