
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fifth Street (Miami) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE 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 6AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fifth Street (Miami). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-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 | 2:21AM-0.01m | 2:43PM-0.12m | 3:11AM-0.05m | 3:32PM-0.11m | 3:58AM-0.07m | 4:19PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | 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 | SSE 4 | N 9 |
— | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 9 | N 13 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | ESE 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 |
5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 939 | 939 | 328 | 1235 | 328 | 1808 | 860 | 953 | 953 | 914 | 860 | 1632 | 1235 | 1190 | 1166 | 1148 | 1148 | 914 | 993 | 1180 | 1180 | 1766 | 1134 | 450 |
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