Surf-Forecast | Dunes Motel Surf Guide

Lat Long: 25.93° N 80.12° W

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dunes Motel sea temperature is

27.8°C

Dunes Motel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Dunes Motel Surf Guide

Dunes Motel in South Florida is a reasonably exposed sandbar break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of - Rips / undertow.

Dunes Motel Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	1	inconsistent	27.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Dunes Motel:

The best conditions reported for surf at Dunes Motel occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Dunes Motel (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Dunes Motel with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in October while 47% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 46% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

47%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

46%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Dunes Motel Location Map

Interactive Dunes Motel surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Dunes Motel is North Perry (Hollywood) Airport (HWO) in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Dunes Motel is Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL), also in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away.

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Dunes Motel Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 14:39 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	NE	ENE	NE	ENE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

Tides at Dunes Motel

Current tide and informaton

For Lauderdale by the Sea, Anglin Fishing Pier, Florida, 28 km from Dunes Motel.

Next High Water: 03:24pm | 0.94m

Next Low Water: 09:44pm | 0.16m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Dunes Motel Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(27.8 °C) too at Dunes Motel, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 27.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite