Surf Forecasts:
Dunes Hotel (Miami) surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, ESE swell with 59 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 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 5AM. 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 Thursday (Aug 06) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunes Hotel (Miami) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, it’s Rusty. I’ve combed through the long-range data for the Dunes Hotel (Miami) area, and I’m not going to sugarcoat it: the surf outlook is poor. Over this 16-day stretch, there are zero solid surf options. We’re talking a total blank. That’s just how it goes sometimes, especially for an inconsistent spot like this.
The first few days are a complete loss. Saturday the 1st barely has a ripple at 0.3ft, and the wind is all wrong. We stay in that funk through the 2nd and 3rd, with the swell failing to reach even 2ft. You’d be wasting your time. There’s a several-day gap right at the start where you shouldn’t even bother.
We get a slight pulse mid-week, around Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th, but it’s all for nothing. The swell pushes up to about 3ft, but it’s short-period and blown out by tricky onshore winds. The wave energy is still weak, and the surface is going to be chopped up. It’s more of a windswept mess than anything ridable. For this break, that kind of onshore wind and small, weak swell just doesn’t work. Kite surfing might be the only thing getting any action.
From there, it’s a slow fade into nothing. The rest of the first week and all of the second week, we’re looking at tiny, inconsistent waves. The swell barely gets over 2ft, with the period staying short and energy readings low. The conditions are consistently onshore or cross-onshore, which is the last thing you want. The weak energy numbers, often in the 20s and 30s, just confirm what the eyes see: no power.
This is a typical quiet spell for this area. With the consistency so poor, a run like this is par for the course. It’s frustrating, but it happens. The ocean can turn on a dime though, and forecasts can change. But for now, this 16-day window is a bust. Keep the board in the car, but don’t get your hopes up.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 |
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 kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 39 | 56 | 34 | 15 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:29PM0.80m | 10:44AM0.78m | 11:04PM0.80m | 11:26AM0.78m | 11:41PM0.79m | 12:11PM0.78m | 00:21AM0.77m | 1:01PM0.77m | 1:07AM0.76m | 1:58PM0.76m | 2:01AM0.74m | 3:02PM0.75m | 3:04AM0.73m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.03m | 4:53PM0.01m | 5:15AM0.01m | 5:33PM0.04m | 5:56AM0.00m | 6:16PM0.08m | 6:40AM-0.00m | 7:05PM0.11m | 7:31AM-0.00m | 8:01PM0.15m | 8:30AM-0.00m | 9:05PM0.17m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 6 | — | — | 18 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | 5 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Temp °C | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 5 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 4 | E 8 | N 8 | E 8 | N 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 23 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 39 | 56 | 34 | 15 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1150 | 863 | 353 | 1168 | 863 | 227 | 232 | 446 | 234 | 446 | 232 | 227 | 184 | 498 | 1219 | 471 | 917 | 1636 | 1150 |
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