Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fifth Street (Miami) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fifth Street (Miami) at 4PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fifth Street (Miami). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | NE 9 | N 9 | SSE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:26AM0.91m | 9:01PM0.95m | 9:18AM0.93m | 9:47PM0.95m | 10:08AM0.94m | 10:31PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43PM-0.12m | 3:11AM-0.05m | 3:32PM-0.11m | 3:58AM-0.07m | 4:19PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | SE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 4 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 10 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1632 | 1647 | 1808 | 860 | 860 | 1148 | 914 | 1148 | 1235 | 1664 | 1559 | 1559 | 1148 | 914 | 767 | 844 | 1180 | 1684 | 1684 | 1044 | 1044 |
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