
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fifth Street (Miami) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fifth Street (Miami) at 3PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fifth Street (Miami). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
151 | 143 | 139 | 119 | 126 | 114 | 96 | 98 | 88 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 56 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:28PM0.81m | 1:24AM0.75m | 2:25PM0.78m | 2:22AM0.72m | 3:29PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.18m | 7:32PM0.34m | 7:48AM0.23m | 8:31PM0.37m | 8:48AM0.27m | 9:39PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
151 | 143 | 139 | 119 | 126 | 114 | 96 | 98 | 88 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 56 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | E 7 | — |
2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 338 | 728 | 338 | 338 | 315 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 13 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 130 | 148 | 1044 | 1658 | 863 | 914 |
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